Anolis carpenteri
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Anolis carpenteri, also known commonly as Carpenter's anole or the carpenter anole is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Central America. The specific name, carpenteri, is in honor of American herpetologist Charles Congden Carpenter.
A. carpenteri is a small, green lizard with an orange dewlap and smooth ventral scales. Carpenter's anole prefers relatively open habitat in the lowland interface between land and watercourses, and is adapted for climbing on lichen-covered rocks, tree trunks, and shrubs.
A. carpenteri is found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama. In Costa Rica it is found in Amistad Caribe, Huetar Norte, Cordillera Volcanica Central, Guanacaste, Tortuguero. The type locality is Río Reventazón, Turrialba, Cartago Province, Costa Rica.
A. carpenteri feeds on arthropods, primarily insects. A. carpenteri is oviparous. Guyer C, Savage JM (1986). "Cladistic relationships among anoles (Sauria: Iguanidae)". Systematic Zoology 35: 509-531. (Norops carpenteri, new combination).
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Carpenter Anole sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 54th most-seen of the 64 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Carpenter Anole in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–September and December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Carpenter Anole sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Arenal Volcano National Park, in our data
Arenal Volcano National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Carpenter Anole sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Anolis
The closest relatives of the Carpenter Anole that you can see in Arenal Volcano National Park (genus Anolis, Anoles) are Border Anole (about 40%), Decorated Anole (about 30%) and Neotropical Green Anole (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Carpenter Anole is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (7 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
