Brown Basilisk

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	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	70–80%
2	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	60–70%
3	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	60–70%
4	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	50–60%
5	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	40–50%
6	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	40–50%
7	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
8	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
9	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
10	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
11	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	30–40%
12	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
13	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
14	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
15	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
16	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
17	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
18	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
19	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
20	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
21	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
22	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Brown Basilisk in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí?

About 46% of visitor-days record a Brown Basilisk sighting in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí, based on 21 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Brown Basilisk in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí?

August has the highest sighting rate for Brown Basilisk in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí in our monthly data.