Anadia ocellata
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Anadia ocellata, commonly known as the ocellated anadia or ocellated bromeliad lizard, is a species of lizard endemic to the Americas. A. ocellata is a small and slender lizard. Its body is cylindrical with a long tail that is very sensitive and quickly subject to autotomy when in danger or when manipulated inadequately.
A. ocellata is distributed from Costa Rica to Ecuador. A. ocellata is rather unusual for a lizard in that it has frequently been found in, or close to, bromeliads. Thus its habits are considered arboreal, which would account for its scarceness.
Boulenger GA. 1885. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition.... Teiidæ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I-XXIV. (Anadia ocellata, pp. 398–399, description of holotype; and A. metallica, p. 400).
Gray JE. 1845. Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xxviii + 289 pp. (Anadia ocellata, new species... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
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No species of the same family or order lives in Arenal Volcano National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ocellated Anadia sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 44th 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Ocellated Anadia in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, June–July, September and December, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ocellated Anadia sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
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 Ocellated Anadia sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ocellated Anadia is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (13 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.
