Central American Boa

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 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

About 20% of visitor-days record a Central American Boa sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 51 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Central American Boa in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

September has the highest sighting rate for Central American Boa in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in our monthly data.