Peters' Lava Lizard

Peters' Lava Lizard

Tropidurus hispidus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Chapada Diamantina National Park

Closest Relatives at Chapada Diamantina National Park

Striped Lava Lizard
LC Endemic

Striped Lava Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Tropidurus semitaeniatus

70–80% · Likely
🦎 No photo available

Calango

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Tropidurus mucujensis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
10–20
Feb
30–40
Mar
10–20
Apr
40–50
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
30–40
Sep
50–60
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
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 Chapada Diamantina National Park?

About 36% of visitor-days record a Peters' Lava Lizard sighting in Chapada Diamantina National Park, based on 18 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

October has the highest sighting rate for Peters' Lava Lizard in Chapada Diamantina National Park in our monthly data.

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