Where to see
Anolis limifrons
Braulio Carrillo National Park leads · 13 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Border Anole during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Braulio Carrillo National Park
In Braulio Carrillo National Park, Costa Rica, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Border Anole sighting on a given day, the highest of the 13 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Tortuguero National Park and more
After Braulio Carrillo National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Border Anole are in Tortuguero National Park (Costa Rica, about 60%), Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, about 60%) and Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are August and December–April in Braulio Carrillo National Park (about 70%), March in Tortuguero National Park (about 70%) and September in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Border Anole on a given day. Each park's Border Anole page has the full month-by-month chart.
