Kentropyx pelviceps
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Kentropyx pelviceps, the forest whiptail, is a species of teiid lizard found in Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, and Bolivia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Forest Whiptail sighting in Yasuní National Park on a given day, based on 45 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 11th most-seen of the 49 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Forest Whiptail in Yasuní National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February–March and June–July, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Forest Whiptail sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Forest Whiptail sightings, Yasuní National Park ranks 2nd at about 30%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (Ecuador, about 30%).
Same family: Teiidae
The closest relatives of the Forest Whiptail that you can see in Yasuní National Park (family Teiidae, Whiptails and Tegus) are Northern Caiman Lizard (about 30%) and Cusco Tegu (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Forest Whiptail is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Yasuní National Park (45 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.
