Anolis insignis
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Anolis insignis, the decorated anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Panama and Costa Rica. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Decorated Anole sighting in Tenorio Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 34th most-seen of the 38 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
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Decorated Anole in Tenorio Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, May–July and September–December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Decorated 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 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Decorated Anole sightings, Tenorio Volcano National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%) and Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same genus: Anolis
The closest relatives of the Decorated Anole that you can see in Tenorio Volcano National Park (genus Anolis, Anoles) are Border Anole (about 40%), Humble Anole (about 40%) and Neotropical Green Anole (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Decorated Anole is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Tenorio Volcano National Park (6 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.
