Anolis opalinus
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
Anolis opalinus, the Jamaican opal-bellied anole or Bluefields anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Jamaica. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park | 🇯🇲 Jamaica |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Bluefields Anole sighting in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, March–April and June
In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Bluefields Anole in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February, the lowest month. August to October have too few records to rate.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bluefields Anole sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
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 Bluefields Anole sightings: about 60% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Anolis
The closest relatives of the Bluefields Anole that you can see in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park (genus Anolis, Anoles) are Jamaican Giant Anole (about 60%), Stripefoot Anole (about 50%) and Blue Mountains Anole (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bluefields Anole is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park (12 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.
