Anolis insignis
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Anolis insignis, the decorated anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Panama and Costa Rica. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Decorated Anole sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 38 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 43 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Decorated Anole in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against about 10% in March–August and October–November, the lowest months. That is one of Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain against 510 mm in October.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Decorated 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.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Decorated Anole sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%).
Same genus: Anolis
The closest relatives of the Decorated Anole that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (genus Anolis, Anoles) are Humble Anole (about 20%), Border Anole (about 10%) and Stream Anole (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Decorated Anole is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (38 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.
