Holcosus quadrilineatus
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Holcosus quadrilineatus, also known commonly as the four-lined ameiva and the four-lined whiptail, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic to Central America. H. quadrilineatus is found in western Panama, Costa Rica, and southeastern Nicaragua.
H. quadrilineatus is brown-coloured, with four light lines running down the back. Juveniles have metallic-blue tails. H. quadrilineatus lives in open habitats. Ameiva quadrilineata, WildHerps.net Ameiva quadrilineata, Earthlink.com
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Four-lined Ameiva sighting in Carara National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 17th most-seen of the 29 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and July
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Four-lined Ameiva in Carara National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–June and August–December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Four-lined Ameiva sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
7th of 10
Of the 10 parks where we can rate Four-lined Ameiva sightings, Carara National Park ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Cahuita National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%), Corcovado National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%) and Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, about 40%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Holcosus
The closest relatives of the Four-lined Ameiva that you can see in Carara National Park (genus Holcosus, Northwestern Ameivas) are Delicate Ameiva (about 50%) and Rainbow Ameiva (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Four-lined Ameiva is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Carara National Park (18 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.
