Bighead Anole

Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park

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Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
2	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	30–40%
3	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
4	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
5	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
6	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
7	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
8	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
9	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
10	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
11	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
12	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
13	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
14	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
15	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
16	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
17	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
18	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
19	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
20	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
21	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bighead Anole in Arenal Volcano National Park?

About 20% of visitor-days record a Bighead Anole sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 40 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Bighead Anole in Arenal Volcano National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Bighead Anole in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.