Where to see
Basiliscus plumifrons
Tortuguero National Park leads · 8 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Basiisk Verde during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Tortuguero National Park
In Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Basiisk Verde sighting on a given day, the highest of the 8 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Cahuita National Park and more
After Tortuguero National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Basiisk Verde are in Cahuita National Park (Costa Rica, about 60%), Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 50%) and Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March–April, June and August–January in Tortuguero National Park (about 80%), August and September in Cahuita National Park (about 70%) and March in Braulio Carrillo National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Basiisk Verde on a given day. Each park's Basiisk Verde page has the full month-by-month chart.
