Middle American Ameiva

Closest Relatives at Bastimentos Island National Marine Park

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	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	70–80%
2	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	70–80%
3	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
4	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
5	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
6	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
7	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	40–50%
8	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
9	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	40–50%
10	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	30–40%
11	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
12	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	30–40%
13	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
14	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
15	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
16	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
17	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
18	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
19	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
20	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
21	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
22	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
23	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
24	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
25	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
26	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
27	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
28	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
29	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Middle American Ameiva in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?

About 30% of visitor-days record a Middle American Ameiva sighting in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park, based on 29 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Middle American Ameiva in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Middle American Ameiva in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park in our monthly data.