Cope's Mabuya

Cope's Mabuya

Notomabuya frenata

Silhouette: David Orr · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas
1 Verified sightings at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas From 2019 to 2026
22 Verified sightings across all 5 parks From 2019 to 2026
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Cope's Mabuya

Notomabuya is a genus of skinks. It contains one species, Notomabuya frenata, which is found in South America (Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and northeast Argentina. This species is viviparous and shows sexual dimorphism in body size, with adults females being bigger than males.

N. frenata is a diurnal and viviparous species, and its diet is composed mainly by small arthropods, although preying in another smaller lizards and even cannibalism were already registered. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas

South American Spotted Skink
LC

South American Spotted Skink

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Copeoglossum nigropunctatum

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~40%
2 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
3 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
4 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
5 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
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