Anolis humilis
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Anolis humilis, the humble anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Costa Rica, Panama, and Nicaragua. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 11 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Humble Anole sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 58 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 15th most-seen of the 64 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–August and November–February
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Humble Anole in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against about 10% in March and September–October, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Humble Anole sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
7th of 13
Of the 13 parks where we can rate Humble Anole sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park ranks 7th at about 20%. The best odds are in Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%), Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%) and Tortuguero National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Anolis
The closest relatives of the Humble 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 Humble Anole is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (58 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.
