Tree Runner
Plica plica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyTropiduridae (Neotropical Ground Lizards)
- GenusPlica
- SpeciesPlica plica (Tree Runner)
Closest Relatives at Manu National Park
Blue-lipped Tree Lizard
Plica umbra
Rose Whorltail Iguana
Stenocercus roseiventris
Spiny Whorltail Iguana
Stenocercus crassicaudatus
El Chorro Whorltail Iguana
Stenocercus chlorostictus
Western Leaf Lizard
Stenocercus fimbriatus
Stenocercus prionotus
Stenocercus prionotus
Tropical Thornytail Iguana
Uracentron flaviceps
Stenocercus scapularis
Stenocercus scapularis
📅 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 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 8 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Tree Runner in Manu National Park?
About 16% of visitor-days record a Tree Runner sighting in Manu National Park, based on 32 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tree Runner in Manu National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Tree Runner in Manu National Park in our monthly data.