Violet-bellied Whorl-tailed Iguana
Stenocercus erythrogaster
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyTropiduridae (Neotropical Ground Lizards)
- GenusStenocercus (Whorltail-Iguanas)
- SpeciesStenocercus erythrogaster (Violet-bellied Whorl-tailed Iguana)
📅 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 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Violet-bellied Whorl-tailed Iguana in Tayrona National Natural Park?
About 33% of visitor-days record a Violet-bellied Whorl-tailed Iguana sighting in Tayrona National Natural Park, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Violet-bellied Whorl-tailed Iguana in Tayrona National Natural Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Violet-bellied Whorl-tailed Iguana in Tayrona National Natural Park in our monthly data.