Spiny Whorltail Iguana
Stenocercus crassicaudatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyTropiduridae (Neotropical Ground Lizards)
- GenusStenocercus (Whorltail-Iguanas)
- SpeciesStenocercus crassicaudatus (Spiny Whorltail Iguana)
Closest Relatives at Manu National Park
Rose Whorltail Iguana
Stenocercus roseiventris
El Chorro Whorltail Iguana
Stenocercus chlorostictus
Western Leaf Lizard
Stenocercus fimbriatus
Stenocercus prionotus
Stenocercus prionotus
Stenocercus scapularis
Stenocercus scapularis
Tree Runner
Plica plica
Blue-lipped Tree Lizard
Plica umbra
Tropical Thornytail Iguana
Uracentron flaviceps
📅 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 |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Spiny Whorltail Iguana in Manu National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Spiny Whorltail Iguana sighting in Manu National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Spiny Whorltail Iguana in Manu National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Spiny Whorltail Iguana in Manu National Park in our monthly data.