Dusky Giant Ameiva
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Dusky Giant Ameiva

Ameiva praesignis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Soberanía National Park
60 Verified records at Soberanía National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Ameiva praesignis, known as Caripial comehuevo, giant ameiva and Amazon racerunner, is a species of teiid lizard found in Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, and Colombia. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky Giant Ameiva sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 60 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Soberanía National Park

Middle American Ameiva
LC

Middle American Ameiva

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Holcosus festivus

30–40% · Possible
Delicate Ameiva
LC

Delicate Ameiva

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Holcosus leptophrys

10–20% · With luck
Four-lined Ameiva
LC

Four-lined Ameiva

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Holcosus quadrilineatus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
5–10
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
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 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
2 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
3 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
4 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
5 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
6 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
7 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
8 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
9 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
10 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Dusky Giant Ameiva in Soberanía National Park?

About 19% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky Giant Ameiva sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 60 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Dusky Giant Ameiva in Soberanía National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Dusky Giant Ameiva in Soberanía National Park in our monthly data.

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