Northern Curly-tailed Lizard

Northern Curly-tailed Lizard

Leiocephalus carinatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Ciénaga de Zapata

Closest Relatives at Ciénaga de Zapata

Cuban Curlytail Lizard
LC Endemic

Cuban Curlytail Lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Leiocephalus cubensis

30–40% · Possible
Cabo Corrientes Curlytail lizard
LC

Cabo Corrientes Curlytail lizard

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Leiocephalus stictigaster

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
50–60
Feb
50–60
Mar
60–70
Apr
40–50
May
60–70
Jun
40–50
Jul
70–80
Aug
60–70
Sep
50–60
Oct
40–50
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 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
50–60%
2 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Curly-tailed Lizard in Ciénaga de Zapata?

About 52% of visitor-days record a Northern Curly-tailed Lizard sighting in Ciénaga de Zapata, based on 33 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Northern Curly-tailed Lizard in Ciénaga de Zapata?

August has the highest sighting rate for Northern Curly-tailed Lizard in Ciénaga de Zapata in our monthly data.

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