Family

South American Lesser Iguanas

Liolaemidae

21 species in our catalog · found in 6 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyLiolaemidae (South American Lesser Iguanas)

Species in this group

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

Liolaemus pictus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Liolaemus melanops

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Liolaemus chungara

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Liolaemus jamesi

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Liolaemus darwinii

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Liolaemus gracilis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Liolaemus cyanogaster

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Liolaemus chavin

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Liolaemus elongatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Liolaemus sarmientoi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Liolaemus chiliensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Liolaemus alticolor

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Liolaemus tacnae

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Liolaemus pleopholis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Liolaemus bibronii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

EN Endemic

Phymaturus tenebrosus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Liolaemus lemniscatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Liolaemus lineomaculatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Liolaemus petrophilus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Liolaemus rothi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Liolaemus araucaniensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

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	Daily sighting probability
1	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	3	~90%
	Black-faced Smooth-throated Lizard			~70%
	Bahia Blanca Smooth-throated Lizard			~40%
	Graceful Tree Iguana			~30%
2	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	2	~90%
	Painted Tree Iguana			~80%
	Cyan Tree Iguana			~30%
3	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	10	~80%
	Painted Tree Iguana			~60%
	Elongate Smooth-throated Lizard			~20%
	Talcahuano Smooth-throated Lizard			~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%
	Chungará-glatstrubeleguan			~60%
	Tarapaca Smooth-throated Lizard			~40%
	Brilliant Tree Iguana			Insufficient data
	Liolaemus tacnae			Insufficient data
	Liolaemus pleopholis			Insufficient data
5	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~30%
	Liolaemus chavin			Insufficient data
6	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1	~20%
	Austral Smooth-throated lizard			~20%