Peru Desert Tegu
Dicrodon guttulatum
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyTeiidae (Whiptails and Tegus)
- GenusDicrodon (Desert Tegus)
- SpeciesDicrodon guttulatum (Peru Desert Tegu)
Closest Relatives at Machalilla 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 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Peru Desert Tegu in Machalilla National Park?
About 15% of visitor-days record a Peru Desert Tegu sighting in Machalilla National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Peru Desert Tegu in Machalilla National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Peru Desert Tegu in Machalilla National Park in our monthly data.