Genus

Western Root Tejus

Loxopholis

2 species in our catalog · found in 4 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyGymnophthalmidae (Spectacled Lizards)
GenusLoxopholis (Western Root Tejus)

Species in this group

Loxopholis rugiceps

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Loxopholis southi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~30%

May

<5%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Western Root Tejus

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 8 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 2	~20%
	Rio Magdalena Root Teju			~20%
2	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~10%
	Northern Root Teju			~10%
3	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~10%
	Northern Root Teju			~10%
4	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 2	~10%
	Northern Root Teju			~10%

Western Root Tejus

Species in this group

Rio Magdalena Root Teju

Northern Root Teju

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Western Root Tejus

Parks Ranked