Peters' Lava Lizard

Peters' Lava Lizard

Tropidurus hispidus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Canaima National Park

Closest Relatives at Canaima National Park

Keeled Lava Lizard
LC

Keeled Lava Lizard

Reptile

Tropidurus bogerti

Insufficient data
Tree Runner
LC

Tree Runner

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Plica plica

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
60–70
Mar
30–40
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
20–30
Jul
50–60
Aug
60–70
Sep
50–60
Oct
70–80
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
50–60%
2 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
3 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Peters' Lava Lizard in Canaima National Park?

About 52% of visitor-days record a Peters' Lava Lizard sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Peters' Lava Lizard in Canaima National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Peters' Lava Lizard in Canaima National Park in our monthly data.

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