Where to see
Basiliscus vittatus
Pico Bonito National Park leads · 19 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Brown Basilisk during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 4 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 6 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 8 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 11 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 12 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 14 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 15 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 16 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 17 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 18 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 19 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
Pico Bonito National Park
In Pico Bonito National Park, Honduras, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Basilisk sighting on a given day, the highest of the 19 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Tortuguero National Park and more
After Pico Bonito National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Brown Basilisk are in Tortuguero National Park (Costa Rica, about 70%), Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (Belize, about 60%) and Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (Panama, about 60%). Outside Central America, the best option is Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park in North America (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March, June–July and September in Pico Bonito National Park (about 80%), July in Tortuguero National Park (about 80%) and April, June–July and November in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Brown Basilisk on a given day. Each park's Brown Basilisk page has the full month-by-month chart.
