Genus

sand verbenas

Abronia

2 species in our catalog · found in 7 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyAnguidae (Glass and Alligator Lizards)
GenusAbronia (sand verbenas)

Species in this group

Abronia moreletii

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Abronia monticola

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see sand verbenas

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 3 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 2	~50%
	Morelet's Alligator Lizard			~50%
2	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~30%
	Montane Alligator Lizard			~30%
3	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~30%
	Montane Alligator Lizard			~30%
4	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~20%
	Montane Alligator Lizard			~20%
5	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~10%
	Montane Alligator Lizard			~10%
6	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 2	~10%
	Montane Alligator Lizard			~10%
7	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 2	<5%
	Montane Alligator Lizard			<5%

sand verbenas

Species in this group

Morelet's Alligator Lizard

Montane Alligator Lizard

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see sand verbenas

Parks Ranked