Marisora brachypoda
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Marisora brachypoda is a species of skink found in Mexico and Central America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Guanacaste Skink sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 28th most-seen of the 43 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.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Guanacaste Skink in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in June–July and September–April, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Guanacaste Skink 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 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Guanacaste Skink sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Santa Rosa National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Guanacaste Skink is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (10 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.
