Helmeted Iguana
Corytophanes cristatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyCorytophanidae (Helmeted Lizards)
- GenusCorytophanes (Helmeted Basilisks)
- SpeciesCorytophanes cristatus (Helmeted Iguana)
Closest Relatives at Chagres National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Helmeted Iguana in Chagres National Park?
About 22% of visitor-days record a Helmeted Iguana sighting in Chagres National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Helmeted Iguana in Chagres National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Helmeted Iguana in Chagres National Park in our monthly data.