Dusky Giant Ameiva

Closest Relatives at Chagres National 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	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
2	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
3	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	20–30%
4	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
5	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
6	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
7	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
8	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
9	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
10	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Dusky Giant Ameiva in Chagres National Park?

About 17% of visitor-days record a Dusky Giant Ameiva sighting in Chagres National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Dusky Giant Ameiva in Chagres National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Dusky Giant Ameiva in Chagres National Park in our monthly data.