Holcosus leptophrys
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Holcosus leptophrys, also known commonly as the delicate ameiva and the delicate whiptail, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is native to Central America and northwestern South America. H. lepyophrys is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, and Panama.
H. leptophrys is brown-coloured, with bark-brown zig-zag lines running down each side. Ameiva leptophrys, WildHerps.net Ameiva leptophrys, Cliff Bernzweig Ameiva leptophrys, CalPhotos Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Animal Rescue – Costa Rica | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Delicate Ameiva sighting in Manuel Antonio National Park on a given day, based on 151 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 6th most-seen of the 39 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.
April, July–August and October
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Delicate Ameiva in Manuel Antonio National Park on a given day, against about 40% in May–June, September and November–March, the lowest months. Those are among Manuel Antonio National Park's wettest months, with about 640 mm of rain a month against 35 mm in February.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Delicate 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.
2nd of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Delicate Ameiva sightings, Manuel Antonio National Park ranks 2nd at about 40%. The best odds are in Carara National Park (Costa Rica, about 50%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Holcosus
The closest relatives of the Delicate Ameiva that you can see in Manuel Antonio National Park (genus Holcosus, Northwestern Ameivas) are Middle American Ameiva (about 10%) and Four-lined Ameiva (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Delicate Ameiva is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Manuel Antonio National Park (151 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.
