Anolis humilis
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Anolis humilis, the humble anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Costa Rica, Panama, and Nicaragua. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 11 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Humble Anole sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 194 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th most-seen of the 57 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and December
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Humble Anole in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against about 30% in May and July, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Humble 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.
Yes
Of the 13 parks where we can rate Humble Anole sightings, Braulio Carrillo National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%) and Tortuguero National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Anolis
The closest relatives of the Humble Anole that you can see in Braulio Carrillo National Park (genus Anolis, Anoles) are Border Anole (about 60%), Neotropical Green Anole (about 30%) and Bighead Anole (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Humble Anole is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Braulio Carrillo National Park (194 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.
