Liolaemus sarmientoi
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Liolaemus sarmientoi is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. It is considered a medium-sized example of the family, with an average snout–vent length of 76 to 77 mm, with males usually larger than females. The lizard was first described by Chilean herpetologist Roberto Donoso-Barros in 1973. The species was initially categorized as a subspecies of Liolaemus archeforus, another Patagonian species described by Donoso-Barros and Cei in 1971, but was elevated to a distinct species after further study by Cei and Scolaro in 1996.
The specific name sarmientoi comes from the Spanish explorer Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa, known for his early transit through the Strait of Magellan, which runs near the habitat of the species' population. L. sarmientoi is considered one of the southernmost lizard species in the world, being endemic to the extreme southern regions of Chile and Argentina, known as Patagonia. The species is saxicolous, or an inhabitant of rocky, volcanic habitats, found along the arid, windswept steppe.
There is no estimate of the total population of the species on record. L. sarmientoi, like most lizard species... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile |
More parks will be added in future updates.
No species of the same family or order lives in Torres del Paine National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Austral Smooth-throated lizard sighting in Torres del Paine National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September and October
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Austral Smooth-throated lizard in Torres del Paine National Park on a given day, against about 10% in May–August and November–December, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Austral Smooth-throated lizard sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Torres del Paine National Park, in our data
Torres del Paine National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Austral Smooth-throated lizard sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Austral Smooth-throated lizard is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Torres del Paine National 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.
