Genus

Southern Whiptails

Cnemidophorus

3 species in our catalog · found in 4 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyTeiidae (Whiptails and Tegus)
GenusCnemidophorus (Southern Whiptails)

Species in this group

Cnemidophorus gaigei

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Cnemidophorus gramivagus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Cnemidophorus lemniscatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~50%

Jun

~60%

Jul

~70%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~60%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Southern Whiptails

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 7 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 1 zoo or centre

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 3	~80%
	Gaige’s Rainbow Lizard			~80%
2	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 3	~50%
	Calango			~50%
3	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1 of 3	~40%
	Rainbow Whiptail			~40%
4	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 3	~30%
	Rainbow Whiptail			~30%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Barranquilla	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 3	~20%
	Gaige’s Rainbow Lizard			~20%
2	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Rainbow Whiptail			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Sedgwick County Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity

Southern Whiptails

Species in this group

Gaige’s Rainbow Lizard

Calango

Rainbow Whiptail

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Southern Whiptails

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found