Abronia monticola
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Abronia monticola or montane alligator lizard is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is found in Costa Rica and Panama. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irazú Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
No species of the same family or order lives in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Montane Alligator Lizard sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 77 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 23 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.
September
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Montane Alligator Lizard in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, against about 10% in May, the lowest month.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Montane Alligator Lizard sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Montane Alligator Lizard sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 2nd at about 30%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Irazú Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Montane Alligator Lizard is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (77 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.
