Anolis cupreus
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Anolis cupreus, the copper anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Copper Anole sighting in Rincón de la Vieja National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th most-seen of the 17 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.
April
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Copper Anole in Rincón de la Vieja National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, August and October, the lowest months. That is one of Rincón de la Vieja National Park's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain against 380 mm in October.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Copper 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 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Copper Anole sightings, Rincón de la Vieja National Park ranks 3rd at about 30%. The best odds are in Carara National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%) and Palo Verde National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%).
Same genus: Anolis
The closest relatives of the Copper Anole that you can see in Rincón de la Vieja National Park (genus Anolis, Anoles) are Neotropical Green Anole (about 30%), Stream Anole (about 20%) and Bighead Anole (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Copper Anole is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Rincón de la Vieja National Park (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.
