Copán Anole

Copán Anole

Anolis ocelloscapularis

Silhouette: Sarah Werning · PhyloPic

LCNTVUVulnerableENCR Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Cusuco National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

14 Verified sightings at Cusuco National Park From 2019 to 2026
14 In 1 park
July Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Copán Anole

Anolis ocelloscapularis is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Honduras. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Copán Anole in Cusuco National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Copán Anole sighting in Cusuco National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 16th most-seen of the 18 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Copán Anole in Cusuco National Park?

January, April, June–July and October–November

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Copán Anole in Cusuco National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, August–September and December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Copán Anole?

Between 8 and 11 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Copán Anole sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Where else can you see a Copán Anole?

Only Cusuco National Park, in our data

Cusuco National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Copán Anole sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Copán Anole live in Cusuco National Park?

Same genus: Anolis

The closest relatives of the Copán Anole that you can see in Cusuco National Park (genus Anolis, Anoles) are Ghost Anole (about 40%), Lesser Scaly Anole (about 40%) and Bighead Anole (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Copán Anole sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Copán Anole is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Cusuco National Park (14 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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