Helmeted Iguana

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	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	60–70%
2	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	40–50%
3	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
4	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
5	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
6	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
7	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
8	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	20–30%
9	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
10	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
11	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
12	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
13	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
14	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
15	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
16	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
17	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
18	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
19	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
20	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
21	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
22	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
23	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
24	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
25	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
26	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
27	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
28	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
29	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Helmeted Iguana in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

About 38% of visitor-days record a Helmeted Iguana sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 38 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Helmeted Iguana in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

September has the highest sighting rate for Helmeted Iguana in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.