Anolis gaigei
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Anolis gaigei, commonly known as Gaige's anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Colombia and Panama. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gaige's Anole sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 15th most-seen of the 29 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and March–September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gaige's Anole in Parque Natural Metropolitano on a given day, against under 5% in February and October–December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gaige's Anole sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Gaige's Anole sightings, Parque Natural Metropolitano ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Tayrona National Natural Park (Colombia, about 50%) and Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 10%).
Same genus: Anolis
The closest relatives of the Gaige's Anole that you can see in Parque Natural Metropolitano (genus Anolis, Anoles) are Brown Anole (about 20%), Panama City Anole (about 10%) and Grass Anole (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gaige's Anole is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Parque Natural Metropolitano (11 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.
