Tree Runner
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Tree Runner

Plica plica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Possible
overall probability at Brownsberg Nature Park
9 Verified records at Brownsberg Nature Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Plica plica is a species of lizard in the family Tropiduridae, the Neotropical ground lizards. Its common names include collared tree lizard, collared tree runner,tree runner, and harlequin racerunner. In Guyana it is known as wakanama. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Tree Runner sighting in Brownsberg Nature Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Brownsberg Nature Park

Blue-lipped Tree Lizard
LC

Blue-lipped Tree Lizard

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Plica umbra

Insufficient data
Diving Lizard
LC

Diving Lizard

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Uranoscodon superciliosus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
10–20
Feb
60–70
Mar
10–20
Apr
50–60
May
30–40
Jun
10–20
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
10–20
Oct
30–40
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
40–50%
2 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
30–40%
3 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
30–40%
4 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
5 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
6 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
7 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
8 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
9 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Tree Runner in Brownsberg Nature Park?

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Tree Runner sighting in Brownsberg Nature Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Tree Runner in Brownsberg Nature Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Tree Runner in Brownsberg Nature Park in our monthly data.

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