Anolis biporcatus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Anolis biporcatus, also known as the neotropical green anole or giant green anole, is a species of anole. It is found in forests, both disturbed and undisturbed, in Mexico, Central America, Colombia and Venezuela. More southern populations, in southwestern Colombia and western Ecuador, were recognized as a separate species, A. parvauritus, in 2017.As suggested by its common names, the neotropical green or giant green anole is mostly green in color and relatively large, among the largest anoles in the mainland of the Americas. Males have a snout–vent length of about 7.0–10.3 cm (2.8–4.1 in) and the females, which grow slightly larger, about 7.0–10.8 cm (2.8–4.3 in). In general, there is little sexual dimorphism in this species. The tail is roughly double the length of the snout-to-vent.
List of Anolis lizards Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 13 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 15 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 16 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 17 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 18 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 19 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 20 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Neotropical Green Anole sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 20th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–June, August and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Neotropical Green Anole in Parque Natural Metropolitano on a given day, against under 5% in July, September and November–February, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Neotropical Green Anole sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
20th of 20
Of the 20 parks where we can rate Neotropical Green Anole sightings, Parque Natural Metropolitano ranks 20th at about 10%. The best odds are in Tayrona National Natural Park (Colombia, about 40%), Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, about 30%) and Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 30%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Anolis
The closest relatives of the Neotropical Green Anole that you can see in Parque Natural Metropolitano (genus Anolis, Anoles) are Brown Anole (about 20%), Panama City Anole (about 10%) and Gaige's Anole (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Neotropical Green Anole is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Parque Natural Metropolitano (8 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.
