Where to see
Corytophanes cristatus
Manuel Antonio National Park leads · 17 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Helmeted Iguana during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 9 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 12 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 16 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 17 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Manuel Antonio National Park
In Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Helmeted Iguana sighting on a given day, the highest of the 17 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Pico Bonito National Park and more
After Manuel Antonio National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Helmeted Iguana are in Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 50%), Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%) and Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%). Outside Central America, the best option is Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve in North America (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January in Manuel Antonio National Park (about 70%), July and August in Pico Bonito National Park (about 70%) and May in Tenorio Volcano National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Helmeted Iguana on a given day. Each park's Helmeted Iguana page has the full month-by-month chart.
