Spiny Lava Lizard
Tropidurus spinulosus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyTropiduridae (Neotropical Ground Lizards)
- GenusTropidurus (Lava Lizards)
- SpeciesTropidurus spinulosus (Spiny Lava Lizard)
Closest Relatives at El Impenetrable 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 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Spiny Lava Lizard in El Impenetrable National Park?
About 34% of visitor-days record a Spiny Lava Lizard sighting in El Impenetrable National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Spiny Lava Lizard in El Impenetrable National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Spiny Lava Lizard in El Impenetrable National Park in our monthly data.