Genus

Whorltail-Iguanas

Stenocercus

5 species in our catalog · found in 4 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyTropiduridae (Neotropical Ground Lizards)
GenusStenocercus (Whorltail-Iguanas)

Species in this group

Stenocercus erythrogaster

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Stenocercus humeralis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Stenocercus iridescens

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

VU Endemic

Stenocercus ornatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Stenocercus roseiventris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~30%

May

~20%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Whorltail-Iguanas

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 22 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 5	~40%
	Patterned Whorltail Iguana			~30%
	Girard's Whorltail Iguana			~20%
2	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 5	~30%
	Violet-bellied Whorl-tailed Iguana			~30%
3	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 5	~20%
	West Ecuadorian Whorl-tailed Iguana			~20%
4	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 5	~10%
	Rose Whorltail Iguana			~10%