Amazon Racerunner
Ameiva ameiva
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyTeiidae (Whiptails and Tegus)
- GenusAmeiva
- SpeciesAmeiva ameiva (Amazon Racerunner)
Closest Relatives at Cordillera Azul National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 12 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 13 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 15 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 16 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 17 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 18 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 19 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Amazon Racerunner in Cordillera Azul National Park?
About 29% of visitor-days record a Amazon Racerunner sighting in Cordillera Azul National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Amazon Racerunner in Cordillera Azul National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Amazon Racerunner in Cordillera Azul National Park in our monthly data.