Where to see
Anolis biporcatus
Tayrona National Natural Park leads · 13 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Neotropical Green Anole during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 13 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Tayrona National Natural Park
In Tayrona National Natural Park, Colombia, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Neotropical Green Anole sighting on a given day, the highest of the 13 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge and more
After Tayrona National Natural Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Neotropical Green Anole are in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, about 30%), Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 30%) and Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%). Outside South America, the best option is Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in Central America (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are May in Tayrona National Natural Park (about 80%), October in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (about 50%) and November in Pico Bonito National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Neotropical Green Anole on a given day. Each park's Neotropical Green Anole page has the full month-by-month chart.
