Amazon Racerunner

Amazon Racerunner

Ameiva ameiva

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Serra da Canastra National Park

Closest Relatives at Serra da Canastra National Park

Argentine Black-and-white Tegu
LC

Argentine Black-and-white Tegu

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Salvator merianae

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
30–40
Feb
0–10
Mar
30–40
Apr
0–10
May
0–10
Jun
0–10
Jul
0–10
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
0–10
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
60–70%
2 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
40–50%
3 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
40–50%
4 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
30–40%
5 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
30–40%
6 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
7 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
8 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
9 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
10 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
11 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
20–30%
12 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
13 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
14 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
15 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
16 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
17 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
18 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
19 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Amazon Racerunner in Serra da Canastra National Park?

About 23% of visitor-days record a Amazon Racerunner sighting in Serra da Canastra National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Amazon Racerunner in Serra da Canastra National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Amazon Racerunner in Serra da Canastra National Park in our monthly data.

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