Tree Runner
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Tree Runner

Plica plica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Yasuní National Park
40 Verified records at Yasuní National Park
October 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 →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Tree Runner sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 40 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park

Blue-lipped Tree Lizard
LC

Blue-lipped Tree Lizard

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Plica umbra

10–20% · With luck
Tropical Thornytail Iguana
LC

Tropical Thornytail Iguana

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Uracentron flaviceps

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
5–10
May
20–30
Jun
<5
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
50–60
Oct
30–40
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 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 Yasuní National Park?

About 24% of wildlife watchers report a Tree Runner sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 40 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Tree Runner in Yasuní National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Tree Runner in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.

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