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Tenorio Volcano National Park leads · 16 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Middle American Ameiva during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 5 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 9 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 12 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 13 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 15 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 16 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Tenorio Volcano National Park
In Tenorio Volcano National Park, Costa Rica, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Middle American Ameiva sighting on a given day, the highest of the 16 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Arenal Volcano National Park and more
After Tenorio Volcano National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Middle American Ameiva are in Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 60%), Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 60%) and Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 50%). Outside Central America, the best option is Utría National Natural Park in South America (about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are August and September in Tenorio Volcano National Park (about 80%), August and September in Arenal Volcano National Park (about 80%) and February in Braulio Carrillo National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Middle American Ameiva on a given day. Each park's Middle American Ameiva page has the full month-by-month chart.
