Genus

Monkey Lizards

Polychrus

4 species in our catalog · found in 6 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyPolychrotidae (Monkey Lizards)
GenusPolychrus (Monkey Lizards)

Species in this group

Polychrus acutirostris

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Polychrus auduboni

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Polychrus femoralis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Polychrus gutturosus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~10%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Monkey Lizards

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 6 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~30%
	Brazilian Bush Anole			~30%
2	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 4	~20%
	Audubon's Multicolored Lizard			~20%
3	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 4	~20%
	Werner's Bush Anole			~20%
4	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~10%
	Berthold's Bush Anole			~10%
5	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~10%
	Berthold's Bush Anole			~10%
6	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 4	~10%
	Berthold's Bush Anole			~10%