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Emerald Swift

Sceloporus malachiticus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at La Amistad International Park (Panama)
104 Verified records at La Amistad International Park (Panama)
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Sceloporus malachiticus, the emerald swift or green spiny lizard, is a species of small lizard in the Phrynosomatidae family, native to Central America. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Emerald Swift sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama), based on 104 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
10–20
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 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
70–80%
2 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
3 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
4 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
40–50%
5 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
6 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
7 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
8 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
9 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
10 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Emerald Swift in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Emerald Swift sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama), based on 104 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Emerald Swift in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?

August has the highest sighting rate for Emerald Swift in La Amistad International Park (Panama) in our monthly data.

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