Central American Boa

Closest Relatives at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge

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	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
2	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
3	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
4	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
5	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
6	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
7	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
8	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
9	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
10	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
11	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
12	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	20–30%
13	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
14	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
15	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
16	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
17	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
18	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
19	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
20	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
21	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
22	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
23	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
24	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
25	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
26	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
27	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
28	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
29	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
30	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
31	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
32	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	Insufficient data
33	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
34	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
35	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
36	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
37	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
38	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
39	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
40	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
41	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
42	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
43	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Central American Boa in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

About 30% of visitor-days record a Central American Boa sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 24 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Central American Boa in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

August has the highest sighting rate for Central American Boa in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.