Blue Mountains Anole silhouette

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Blue Mountains Anole

Anolis reconditus

LCNTVUENEndangeredCR Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

10 Verified sightings at Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park From 2019 to 2026
10 In 1 park
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Blue Mountains Anole

Anolis reconditus, the Blue Mountains anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Jamaica. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Blue Mountains Anole in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Mountains Anole sighting in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Blue Mountains Anole in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park?

July

In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Mountains Anole in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, May–June and August–November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Blue Mountains Anole?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue Mountains Anole sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Blue Mountains Anole?

Only Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park, in our data

Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Blue Mountains Anole sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Blue Mountains Anole live in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park?

Same genus: Anolis

The closest relatives of the Blue Mountains Anole that you can see in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park (genus Anolis, Anoles) are Bluefields Anole (about 60%), Jamaican Giant Anole (about 60%) and Stripefoot Anole (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Blue Mountains Anole sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Blue Mountains Anole is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park (10 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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