Costa Rican Tropical Night Lizard

Costa Rican Tropical Night Lizard

Lepidophyma reticulatum

Silhouette: Jose Carlos Arenas-Monroy · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
at Carara National Park
2 Verified sightings at Carara National Park From 2019 to 2026
10 Verified sightings across all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted Active throughout day and night

About the Costa Rican Tropical Night Lizard

Lepidophyma reticulatum, the Costa Rican tropical night lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. It is a small lizard found in Costa Rica and Panama. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
2 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
3 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
4 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
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