Argentine Black-and-white Tegu

Argentine Black-and-white Tegu

Salvator merianae

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Iguaçu National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
70–80
Feb
50–60
Mar
20–30
Apr
0–10
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
30–40
Aug
60–70
Sep
80–90
Oct
80–90
Nov
80–90
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 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
60–70%
2 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
60–70%
3 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
60–70%
4 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
50–60%
5 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
40–50%
6 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
40–50%
7 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
8 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
9 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
10 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
11 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
12 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
13 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
14 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
15 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
16 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Argentine Black-and-white Tegu in Iguaçu National Park?

About 69% of visitor-days record a Argentine Black-and-white Tegu sighting in Iguaçu National Park, based on 352 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Argentine Black-and-white Tegu in Iguaçu National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Argentine Black-and-white Tegu in Iguaçu National Park in our monthly data.

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