Family

South American Lesser Iguanas

Liolaemidae

21 species in our catalog · found in 6 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Liolaemus pictus

Liolaemus melanops

Liolaemus chungara

Liolaemus jamesi

Liolaemus darwinii

Liolaemus gracilis

Liolaemus cyanogaster

Liolaemus chavin

Liolaemus sarmientoi

Liolaemus elongatus

Liolaemus chiliensis

Liolaemus alticolor

Liolaemus tacnae

Liolaemus pleopholis

Liolaemus bibronii

Phymaturus tenebrosus

Insufficient data

Liolaemus lemniscatus

Insufficient data

Liolaemus lineomaculatus

Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Liolaemus petrophilus

Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Liolaemus rothi

Insufficient data

Liolaemus araucaniensis

Insufficient data

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

50–60

Jan

40–50

Feb

40–50

Mar

30–40

Apr

20–30

May

20–30

Jun

20–30

Jul

20–30

Aug

30–40

Sep

40–50

Oct

40–50

Nov

40–50

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see South American Lesser Iguanas

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	3	80–90%
	Black-faced Smooth-throated Lizard			60–70%
	Bahia Blanca Smooth-throated Lizard			30–40%
	Graceful Tree Iguana			30–40%
2	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	2	80–90%
	Painted Tree Iguana			80–90%
	Cyan Tree Iguana			20–30%
3	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	10	80–90%
	Painted Tree Iguana			60–70%
	Elongate Smooth-throated Lizard			20–30%
	Talcahuano Smooth-throated Lizard			10–20%
	Bibron's Tree Iguana			Insufficient data
	Dark Chuckwalla			Insufficient data
	Valparaiso Smooth-throated Lizard			Insufficient data
	Decorated Tree Iguana			Insufficient data
	Liolaemus petrophilus			Insufficient data
	Roth’s Rock lizard			Insufficient data
	Caautín Smooth-throated Lizard			Insufficient data
4	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	5	80–90%
	Chungará-glatstrubeleguan			50–60%
	Tarapaca Smooth-throated Lizard			30–40%
	Brilliant Tree Iguana			Insufficient data
	Liolaemus tacnae			Insufficient data
	🦎 Liolaemus pleopholis			Insufficient data
5	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	20–30%
	Liolaemus chavin			Insufficient data
6	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1	20–30%
	Austral Smooth-throated lizard			20–30%