Anolis barahonae
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Anolis barahonae, the Baoruco giant anole or Barahona anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Hispaniola. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaragua National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Barahona Anole sighting in Jaragua National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 8th most-seen of the 9 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Barahona Anole in Jaragua National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, May–June and December, the lowest months. That is one of Jaragua National Park's wettest months, with about 120 mm of rain against 20 mm in January.
Between 5 and 8 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Barahona Anole sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Jaragua National Park, in our data
Jaragua National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Barahona Anole sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Anolis
The closest relatives of the Barahona Anole that you can see in Jaragua National Park (genus Anolis, Anoles) are Desert Gracile Anole (about 40%), Bahoruco Long-snouted Anole (about 30%) and Hispaniolan hopping anole (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Barahona Anole is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Jaragua 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.
