Where to see
Dipsosaurus dorsalis
Death Valley National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Desert Iguana during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Cabo Pulmo National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Death Valley National Park
In Death Valley National Park, United States, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Desert Iguana sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Joshua Tree National Park and more
After Death Valley National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Desert Iguana are in Joshua Tree National Park (United States, about 50%), Saguaro National Park (United States, about 20%) and Bahía de Loreto National Park (Mexico, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April in Death Valley National Park (about 80%), April–May and August in Joshua Tree National Park (about 60%) and August in Saguaro National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Desert Iguana on a given day. Each park's Desert Iguana page has the full month-by-month chart.
