Common Monkey Lizard
Polychrus marmoratus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyPolychrotidae (Monkey Lizards)
- GenusPolychrus (Monkey Lizards)
- SpeciesPolychrus marmoratus (Common Monkey Lizard)
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · 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 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 3 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Monkey Lizard in Cordillera Azul National Park?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Common Monkey Lizard sighting in Cordillera Azul National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Monkey Lizard in Cordillera Azul National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Common Monkey Lizard in Cordillera Azul National Park in our monthly data.