Where to see
Anolis sagrei
Everglades National Park leads · 10 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Brown Anole during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Ciénaga de Zapata | 🇨🇺 Cuba | |
| 6 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 10 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Everglades National Park
In Everglades National Park, United States, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Anole sighting on a given day, the highest of the 10 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Big Cypress National Preserve and more
After Everglades National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Brown Anole are in Big Cypress National Preserve (United States, about 70%), Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park (Mexico, about 60%) and Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (United States, about 60%). Outside North America, the best option is Ciénaga de Zapata in Central America (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March–May and November in Everglades National Park (about 80%), February and March in Big Cypress National Preserve (about 80%) and January, March–April, July and November in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Brown Anole on a given day. Each park's Brown Anole page has the full month-by-month chart.
