Cocha Whiptail
Kentropyx altamazonica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyTeiidae (Whiptails and Tegus)
- GenusKentropyx (Spurred Whiptails)
- SpeciesKentropyx altamazonica (Cocha Whiptail)
Closest Relatives at Manu 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 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 4 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cocha Whiptail in Manu National Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Cocha Whiptail sighting in Manu National Park, based on 26 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cocha Whiptail in Manu National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Cocha Whiptail in Manu National Park in our monthly data.