Black Spiny-tailed Iguana

Closest Relatives at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve

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	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	90–100%
2	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	90–100%
3	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	80–90%
4	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	80–90%
5	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	80–90%
6	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	80–90%
7	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	80–90%
8	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	80–90%
9	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	80–90%
10	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	70–80%
11	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	60–70%
12	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	60–70%
13	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	50–60%
14	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	40–50%
15	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
16	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	40–50%
17	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
18	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	30–40%
19	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
20	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
21	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
22	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
23	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
24	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
25	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
26	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
27	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
28	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
29	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
30	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
31	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	Insufficient data
32	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
33	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
34	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
35	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
36	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
37	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
38	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
39	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
40	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
41	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Spiny-tailed Iguana in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

About 11% of visitor-days record a Black Spiny-tailed Iguana sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black Spiny-tailed Iguana in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

April has the highest sighting rate for Black Spiny-tailed Iguana in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in our monthly data.