Family

Spectacled Lizards

Gymnophthalmidae

38 species in our catalog · found in 44 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Tretioscincus bifasciatus

Bachia trinitatis

Neusticurus rudis

Riolama leucosticta

Loxopholis rugiceps

Pholidobolus celsiae

Arthrosaura kockii

Macropholidus annectens

Pholidobolus hillisi

Riama striata

Gymnophthalmus speciosus

Echinosaura palmeri

Bachia dorbignyi

Bachia whitei

Acratosaura spinosa

Cercosaura argulus

Loxopholis southi

Cercosaura ocellata

Tretioscincus agilis

Gymnophthalmus underwoodi

Anadia bogotensis

Anadia ocellata

Potamites strangulatus

Insufficient data

Potamites ecpleopus

Insufficient data

Loxopholis parietalis

5–10% · With luck

Pholidobolus montium

Insufficient data

Cercosaura schreibersii

Insufficient data

Cercosaura oshaughnessyi

5–10% · With luck

Cercosaura parkeri

Insufficient data

Cercosaura hypnoides

Insufficient data

Ecpleopus gaudichaudii

Insufficient data

Potamites erythrocularis

<5% · Rare

Cercosaura eigenmanni

Anadia hollandi

Riama columbiana

Placosoma glabellum

Centrosaura apodema

Bachia trisanale

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20

Jan

10–20

Feb

10–20

Mar

10–20

Apr

10–20

May

10–20

Jun

5–10

Jul

10–20

Aug

10–20

Sep

10–20

Oct

10–20

Nov

10–20

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Spectacled Lizards

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	70–80%
	Magdalena River Tegu			50–60%
	Rio Magdalena Root Teju			20–30%
	Golden Spectacled Tegu			Insufficient data
2	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	2	40–50%
	Red Neusticurus			Insufficient data
	🦎 White-spotted Riolama			Insufficient data
3	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	2	30–40%
	Trinidad worm lizard			20–30%
	🦎 White's bachia			Insufficient data
4	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	3	30–40%
	Arthrosaure De Kock			Insufficient data
	Ocellated Tegu			Insufficient data
	Smooth Tegu			Insufficient data
5	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	20–30%
	Parker's Pholiodobolus			10–20%
	Cuilanes of Hillis			10–20%
6	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	4	20–30%
	Elegant Eyed Lizard			10–20%
	Common Root Teju			5–10%
	Common Stream Lizard			5–10%
	White-Striped Eyed Lizard			5–10%
7	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	20–30%
	Striped Lightbulb Lizard			10–20%
	Bogotá Anadia			Insufficient data
	Cercosaura hypnoides			Insufficient data
8	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	4	20–30%
	Pholidobolus celsiae			10–20%
	Palmer’s Teiid			Insufficient data
	Elegant Eyed Lizard			Insufficient data
	🦎 Anadia hollandi			Insufficient data
9	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	4	20–30%
	Elegant Eyed Lizard			5–10%
	Common Stream Lizard			5–10%
	White-Striped Eyed Lizard			5–10%
	Common Root Teju			Insufficient data
10	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	6	10–20%
	Elegant Eyed Lizard			5–10%
	Peruvian Stream Lizard			<5%
	Eigenmann's Eyed Lizard			<5%
	Dorbigny's Bachia			Insufficient data
	Common Stream Lizard			Insufficient data
	Stacy's Bachia			Insufficient data
11	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2	10–20%
	Big-scaled Neusticurus			Insufficient data
	Common Stream Lizard			Insufficient data
12	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	10–20%
	Northern Root Teju			10–20%
	Golden Spectacled Tegu			Insufficient data
13	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1	10–20%
	Golden Spectacled Tegu			Insufficient data
14	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	10–20%
	Palmer’s Teiid			Insufficient data
15	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	10–20%
	Dorbigny's Bachia			Insufficient data
16	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	4	10–20%
	Eigenmann's Eyed Lizard			Insufficient data
	Ocellated Tegu			Insufficient data
	Elegant Eyed Lizard			Insufficient data
	Dorbigny's Bachia			Insufficient data
17	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	10–20%
	🦎 Spiny Colobosaura			Insufficient data
18	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	10–20%
	Ocellated Tegu			Insufficient data
19	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	10–20%
	Golden Spectacled Tegu			Insufficient data
20	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	5–10%
	Underwood's Spectacled Tegu			Insufficient data
21	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	5–10%
	Pholidobolus celsiae			5–10%
	Colombian Lightbulb Lizard			Insufficient data
22	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	5–10%
	Ocellated Anadia			Insufficient data
23	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	5–10%
	Northern Root Teju			<5%
	Golden Spectacled Tegu			Insufficient data
	Rio Magdalena Root Teju			Insufficient data
24	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	5–10%
	Elegant Eyed Lizard			Insufficient data
25	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	5–10%
	Rio Magdalena Root Teju			Insufficient data
	Northern Root Teju			Insufficient data
26	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	5–10%
	Northern Root Teju			5–10%
27	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	5–10%
	Ocellated Anadia			5–10%
28	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	5–10%
	Mountain Pholiodobolus			Insufficient data
29	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	5–10%
	Schreibers' Many-fingered Teiid			Insufficient data
30	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	5–10%
	Golden Spectacled Tegu			Insufficient data
31	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	5–10%
	Golden Spectacled Tegu			Insufficient data
32	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	5–10%
	Golden Spectacled Tegu			Insufficient data
33	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	5–10%
	Lagartinho-da-mata			Insufficient data
	Lagartinho			Insufficient data
34	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	5–10%
	Schreibers' Many-fingered Teiid			Insufficient data
35	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	5–10%
	Golden Spectacled Tegu			Insufficient data
36	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	5–10%
	Parker's Many-fingered Teiid			Insufficient data
37	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	4	5–10%
	Rio Magdalena Root Teju			Insufficient data
	Water Lizard			Insufficient data
	Golden Spectacled Tegu			Insufficient data
	Northern Root Teju			Insufficient data
38	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	5–10%
	Northern Root Teju			Insufficient data
39	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Golden Spectacled Tegu			Insufficient data
	Northern Root Teju			Insufficient data
40	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Golden Spectacled Tegu			Insufficient data
41	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Golden Spectacled Tegu			Insufficient data
42	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Northern Root Teju			Insufficient data
43	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Northern Root Teju			Insufficient data
44	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Golden Spectacled Tegu			Insufficient data

Spectacled Lizards

Species in this group

Magdalena River Tegu

Trinidad worm lizard

Red Neusticurus

White-spotted Riolama

Rio Magdalena Root Teju

Pholidobolus celsiae

Arthrosaure De Kock

Parker's Pholiodobolus

Cuilanes of Hillis

Striped Lightbulb Lizard

Golden Spectacled Tegu

Palmer’s Teiid

Dorbigny's Bachia

White's bachia

Spiny Colobosaura

Elegant Eyed Lizard

Northern Root Teju

Ocellated Tegu

Smooth Tegu

Underwood's Spectacled Tegu

Bogotá Anadia

Ocellated Anadia

Big-scaled Neusticurus

Common Stream Lizard

Common Root Teju

Mountain Pholiodobolus

Schreibers' Many-fingered Teiid

White-Striped Eyed Lizard

Parker's Many-fingered Teiid

Cercosaura hypnoides

Lagartinho-da-mata

Peruvian Stream Lizard

Eigenmann's Eyed Lizard

Anadia hollandi

Colombian Lightbulb Lizard

Lagartinho

Water Lizard

Stacy's Bachia

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Spectacled Lizards

Parks Ranked