Common Basilisk

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	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	70–80%
2	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	70–80%
3	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	60–70%
4	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	60–70%
5	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	60–70%
6	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
7	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	50–60%
8	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	50–60%
9	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	50–60%
10	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
11	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
12	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
13	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
14	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
15	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
16	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
17	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
18	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
19	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
20	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
21	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
22	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
23	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
24	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
25	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
26	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Basilisk in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

About 6% of visitor-days record a Common Basilisk sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Basilisk in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

February has the highest sighting rate for Common Basilisk in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in our monthly data.