Where to see
Sceloporus variabilis
Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve leads · 9 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Rose-bellied Lizard during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 5 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 6 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 8 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve
In Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve, Costa Rica, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Rose-bellied Lizard sighting on a given day, the highest of the 9 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Ostional Wildlife Refuge and more
After Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve, the next-best odds of seeing a Rose-bellied Lizard are in Ostional Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, about 40%), Las Baulas Marine National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%) and Celaque National Park (Honduras, about 40%). Outside Central America, the best option is Cañón del Sumidero National Park in North America (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve (about 70%), February in Ostional Wildlife Refuge (about 60%) and September in Las Baulas Marine National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Rose-bellied Lizard on a given day. Each park's Rose-bellied Lizard page has the full month-by-month chart.
