Anolis capito
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Anolis capito, the bighead anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. Although they are active all day, it seems that these enigmatic anoles spend the majority of their time in the shade, where they reside low on trees in a shady rain forest. The mean temperature of the body is 28.8 +/- 0.5 degrees Celsius, meaning that it is 1.3 degrees Celsius higher than the substrate and 1.7 degrees Celsius higher than the air. Compared to males, females are larger and reach sexual maturity at a larger SVL. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 14 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bighead Anole sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th most-seen of the 23 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and May
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Bighead Anole in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and October, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bighead Anole sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
10th of 14
Of the 14 parks where we can rate Bighead Anole sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 10th at about 10%. The best odds are in Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%), Corcovado National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%) and Cusuco National Park (Honduras, about 30%).
Same genus: Anolis
The closest relatives of the Bighead Anole that you can see in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (genus Anolis, Anoles) are Border Anole (about 10%), Neotropical Green Anole (about 10%) and Humble Anole (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bighead Anole is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (21 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.
