Costa Rica Skink

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	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
2	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
3	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
4	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
5	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
6	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Costa Rica Skink in Cahuita National Park?

About 11% of visitor-days record a Costa Rica Skink sighting in Cahuita National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Costa Rica Skink in Cahuita National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Costa Rica Skink in Cahuita National Park in our monthly data.