Anolis townsendi
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In 3 days >90%
Anolis townsendi, Townsend's anole or Cocos Island anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Cocos Island in Costa Rica. A. townsendi is sometimes predated on by the Cocos cuckoo (Coccyzus ferrugineus), a bird and another endemic species of the island. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isla del Coco National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Townsend's Anole sighting in Isla del Coco 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 over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Townsend's Anole in Isla del Coco National Park on a given day, against about 20% in June and November, the lowest months. That is one of Isla del Coco National Park's driest months, with about 150 mm of rain against 520 mm in May. February, April–May, August and October have too few records to rate.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Townsend's 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 Isla del Coco National Park, in our data
Isla del Coco National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Townsend's Anole sightings: about 60% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Townsend's Anole is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Isla del Coco 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.
