Tropiduridae (Neotropical Ground Lizards)

Family

Neotropical Ground Lizards

Tropiduridae

48 species in our catalog · found in 32 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyTropiduridae (Neotropical Ground Lizards)

Species in this group

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

Western Collared Spiny Lizard

Tropidurus catalanensis

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Striped Lava Lizard

Tropidurus semitaeniatus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Peru Pacific Iguana

Microlophus peruvianus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Knobbed Pacific Iguana

Microlophus occipitalis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Peters' Lava Lizard

Tropidurus hispidus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Chaco Spiny Lizard

Tropidurus lagunablanca

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Santa Cruz Lava Lizard

Microlophus indefatigabilis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

San Cristobal Lava Lizard

Microlophus bivittatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Amazon Lava Lizard

Tropidurus torquatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Tree Runner

Plica plica

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Tropidurus chromatops

Tropidurus chromatops

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Isabela Lava Lizard

Microlophus albemarlensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Black Lava Lizard

Tropidurus melanopleurus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Golden Whorltail Iguana

Stenocercus chrysopygus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Spiny Lava Lizard

Tropidurus spinulosus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Violet-bellied Whorl-tailed Iguana

Stenocercus erythrogaster

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Yanez's Lava Lizard

Microlophus yanezi

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Tropidurus azurduyae

Tropidurus azurduyae

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Hood Lava Lizard

Microlophus delanonis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Santiago Lava Lizard

Microlophus jacobii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Etheridge's Lava Lizard

Tropidurus etheridgei

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Blue-lipped Tree Lizard

Plica umbra

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Tropical Thornytail Iguana

Uracentron flaviceps

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Diving Lizard

Uranoscodon superciliosus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Duméril's Whorltail Iguana

Stenocercus trachycephalus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Keeled Lava Lizard

Tropidurus bogerti

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

West Ecuadorian Whorl-tailed Iguana

Stenocercus iridescens

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Girard's Whorltail Iguana

Stenocercus ornatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Floreana Lava Lizard

Microlophus grayii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Santa Fe Lava Lizard

Microlophus barringtonensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Brown Leaf Lizard

Stenocercus caducus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Frost's Lava Lizard

Microlophus koepckeorum

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Stenocercus canastra

Stenocercus canastra

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Patterned Whorltail Iguana

Stenocercus humeralis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

La Rioja-tyndhaleleguan

Stenocercus doellojuradoi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Theresia's Pacific Iguana

Microlophus theresiae

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Calango

Tropidurus mucujensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cerrado Lava Lizard

Tropidurus oreadicus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Calango

Tropidurus itambere

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Rose Whorltail Iguana

Stenocercus roseiventris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Peracca's Whorltail Iguana

Stenocercus festae

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Spiny Whorltail Iguana

Stenocercus crassicaudatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

El Chorro Whorltail Iguana

Stenocercus chlorostictus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Western Leaf Lizard

Stenocercus fimbriatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Green Thornytail Iguana

Uracentron azureum

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Stenocercus prionotus

Stenocercus prionotus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Stenocercus scapularis

Stenocercus scapularis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Pinzón Lava Lizard

Microlophus duncanensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~40%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Neotropical Ground Lizards

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	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	8	~90%
	Santa Cruz Lava Lizard			~50%
	San Cristobal Lava Lizard			~50%
	Isabela Lava Lizard			~40%
	Hood Lava Lizard			~30%
	Santiago Lava Lizard			~30%
	Floreana Lava Lizard			~20%
	Santa Fe Lava Lizard			~20%
	Pinzón Lava Lizard			Insufficient data
2	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3	~80%
	Striped Lava Lizard			~70%
	Peters' Lava Lizard			~40%
	🦎 Calango			Insufficient data
3	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~80%
	Western Collared Spiny Lizard			~80%
	Amazon Lava Lizard			Insufficient data
4	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	~70%
	Western Collared Spiny Lizard			~70%
	Amazon Lava Lizard			Insufficient data
5	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	3	~70%
	Peters' Lava Lizard			~60%
	Tree Runner			Insufficient data
	Keeled Lava Lizard			Insufficient data
6	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	2	~70%
	Peru Pacific Iguana			~70%
	Theresia's Pacific Iguana			Insufficient data
7	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	~70%
	Knobbed Pacific Iguana			~60%
	West Ecuadorian Whorl-tailed Iguana			~20%
8	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3	~60%
	Chaco Spiny Lizard			~50%
	Etheridge's Lava Lizard			Insufficient data
	Cerrado Lava Lizard			Insufficient data
9	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	3	~60%
	Tree Runner			~40%
	Blue-lipped Tree Lizard			Insufficient data
	Diving Lizard			Insufficient data
10	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	3	~60%
	Black Lava Lizard			~40%
	Tropidurus azurduyae			Insufficient data
	Brown Leaf Lizard			Insufficient data
11	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	4	~60%
	Tree Runner			~40%
	Blue-lipped Tree Lizard			~30%
	Rose Whorltail Iguana			~10%
	Green Thornytail Iguana			Insufficient data
12	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	3	~60%
	Spiny Lava Lizard			~30%
	Etheridge's Lava Lizard			Insufficient data
	La Rioja-tyndhaleleguan			Insufficient data
13	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3	~50%
	Tree Runner			~30%
	Tropical Thornytail Iguana			~20%
	Blue-lipped Tree Lizard			~20%
14	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3	~50%
	Tree Runner			~20%
	Tropical Thornytail Iguana			~20%
	Blue-lipped Tree Lizard			~20%
15	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	9	~50%
	Tree Runner			~20%
	Blue-lipped Tree Lizard			~10%
	Rose Whorltail Iguana			~10%
	Spiny Whorltail Iguana			~10%
	El Chorro Whorltail Iguana			Insufficient data
	Western Leaf Lizard			Insufficient data
	Tropical Thornytail Iguana			Insufficient data
	Stenocercus prionotus			Insufficient data
	Stenocercus scapularis			Insufficient data
16	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~40%
	Amazon Lava Lizard			~40%
17	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2	~40%
	Golden Whorltail Iguana			~40%
	Frost's Lava Lizard			Insufficient data
18	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	~40%
	Tropidurus chromatops			Insufficient data
19	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	3	~40%
	Black Lava Lizard			~30%
	Brown Leaf Lizard			Insufficient data
	Rose Whorltail Iguana			Insufficient data
20	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~40%
	Tree Runner			~40%
21	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	4	~40%
	Blue-lipped Tree Lizard			~20%
	Diving Lizard			~10%
	Tree Runner			Insufficient data
	Tropical Thornytail Iguana			Insufficient data
22	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~30%
	Violet-bellied Whorl-tailed Iguana			~30%
23	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3	~30%
	Girard's Whorltail Iguana			~20%
	Patterned Whorltail Iguana			Insufficient data
	Peracca's Whorltail Iguana			Insufficient data
24	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~30%
	Diving Lizard			Insufficient data
	Blue-lipped Tree Lizard			Insufficient data
25	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1	~30%
	Yanez's Lava Lizard			~30%
26	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~30%
	Amazon Lava Lizard			~30%
27	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~20%
	Stenocercus canastra			Insufficient data
	Calango			Insufficient data
28	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~20%
	Duméril's Whorltail Iguana			~20%
29	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2	~20%
	Tree Runner			Insufficient data
	Blue-lipped Tree Lizard			Insufficient data
30	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~20%
	Amazon Lava Lizard			Insufficient data
	Chaco Spiny Lizard			Insufficient data
31	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	~10%
	Peters' Lava Lizard			Insufficient data
32	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~10%
	Amazon Lava Lizard			Insufficient data
	Chaco Spiny Lizard			Insufficient data