Violet-bellied Whorl-tailed Iguana

Violet-bellied Whorl-tailed Iguana

Stenocercus erythrogaster

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Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Tayrona National Natural Park

In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%

18 Verified sightings at Tayrona National Natural Park From 2019 to 2026
18 In 1 park
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Violet-bellied Whorl-tailed Iguana

Stenocercus erythrogaster is a species of lizard of the family Tropiduridae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~30%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Closest Relatives at Tayrona National Natural Park

No species of the same family or order lives in Tayrona National Natural Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Violet-bellied Whorl-tailed Iguana in Tayrona National Natural Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Violet-bellied Whorl-tailed Iguana sighting in Tayrona National Natural Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 14th most-seen of the 26 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Violet-bellied Whorl-tailed Iguana in Tayrona National Natural Park?

May

In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Violet-bellied Whorl-tailed Iguana in Tayrona National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–July, September and December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Violet-bellied Whorl-tailed Iguana?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Violet-bellied Whorl-tailed Iguana sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Violet-bellied Whorl-tailed Iguana?

Only Tayrona National Natural Park, in our data

Tayrona National Natural Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Violet-bellied Whorl-tailed Iguana sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Violet-bellied Whorl-tailed Iguana sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Violet-bellied Whorl-tailed Iguana is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Tayrona National Natural Park (18 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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