Where to see
Anolis lemurinus
Pico Bonito National Park leads · 10 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Ghost Anole during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 6 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 8 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Pico Bonito National Park
In Pico Bonito National Park, Honduras, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Ghost Anole sighting on a given day, the highest of the 10 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park and more
After Pico Bonito National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Ghost Anole are in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park (Honduras, about 40%), Cusuco National Park (Honduras, about 40%) and Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 30%). Outside Central America, the best option is Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in North America (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are June and November in Pico Bonito National Park (about 80%), January, July and September in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park (about 50%) and September in Cusuco National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Ghost Anole on a given day. Each park's Ghost Anole page has the full month-by-month chart.
