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Emerald Swift

Sceloporus malachiticus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
70–80% · Likely
overall probability at Los Quetzales National Park
275 Verified records at Los Quetzales National Park
March 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 →

70–80% of wildlife watchers report a Emerald Swift sighting in Los Quetzales National Park, based on 275 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
70–80
Feb
70–80
Mar
70–80
Apr
60–70
May
60–70
Jun
60–70
Jul
70–80
Aug
50–60
Sep
40–50
Oct
50–60
Nov
60–70
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 Los Quetzales National Park?

About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Emerald Swift sighting in Los Quetzales National Park, based on 275 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Emerald Swift in Los Quetzales National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Emerald Swift in Los Quetzales National Park in our monthly data.

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