Anolis humilis
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Anolis humilis, the humble anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Costa Rica, Panama, and Nicaragua. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 11 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Humble Anole sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 16th most-seen of the 33 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.
June, August–October and December–March
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Humble Anole in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in April and July, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Humble 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.
4th of 13
Of the 13 parks where we can rate Humble Anole sightings, Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge ranks 4th at about 30%. The best odds are in Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%), Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%) and Tortuguero National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Anolis
The closest relatives of the Humble Anole that you can see in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (genus Anolis, Anoles) are Border Anole (about 60%), Crested Anole (about 50%) and Neotropical Green Anole (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Humble Anole is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (26 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.
