Where to see
Holcosus undulatus
Rincón de la Vieja National Park leads · 7 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Rainbow Ameiva during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 7 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Rincón de la Vieja National Park
In Rincón de la Vieja National Park, Costa Rica, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Rainbow Ameiva sighting on a given day, the highest of the 7 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Calakmul Biosphere Reserve and more
After Rincón de la Vieja National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Rainbow Ameiva are in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 20%), Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 20%) and Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 20%). Outside Central America, the best option is Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in North America (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are August in Rincón de la Vieja National Park (about 80%), September in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (about 40%) and March, May, August–September and November in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve (about 30%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Rainbow Ameiva on a given day. Each park's Rainbow Ameiva page has the full month-by-month chart.
