Middle American Ameiva

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	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	70–80%
2	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	70–80%
3	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
4	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
5	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
6	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
7	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	40–50%
8	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
9	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	40–50%
10	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	30–40%
11	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
12	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	30–40%
13	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
14	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
15	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
16	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
17	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
18	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
19	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
20	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
21	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
22	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
23	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
24	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
25	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
26	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
27	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
28	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
29	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Middle American Ameiva in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

About 45% of visitor-days record a Middle American Ameiva sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 57 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Middle American Ameiva in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

October has the highest sighting rate for Middle American Ameiva in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.