Green Iguana

Closest Relatives at Darién 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	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	80–90%
2	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	60–70%
3	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	60–70%
4	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	60–70%
5	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	60–70%
6	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
7	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	50–60%
8	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
9	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
10	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	40–50%
11	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
12	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	40–50%
13	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	40–50%
14	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
15	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
16	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
17	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	40–50%
18	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
19	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
20	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	40–50%
21	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	30–40%
22	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
23	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	30–40%
24	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
25	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	30–40%
26	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	30–40%
27	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	30–40%
28	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	30–40%
29	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
30	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
31	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	30–40%
32	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
33	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
34	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
35	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
36	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
37	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
38	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
39	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
40	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
41	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
42	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
43	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
44	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
45	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
46	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
47	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
48	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	Insufficient data
49	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
50	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
51	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
52	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
53	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
54	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data
55	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
56	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
57	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Green Iguana in Darién National Park?

About 27% of visitor-days record a Green Iguana sighting in Darién National Park, based on 30 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Green Iguana in Darién National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Green Iguana in Darién National Park in our monthly data.