Rainbow Ameiva

Closest Relatives at Ría Lagartos Biosphere 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	50–60%
2	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
3	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
4	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
5	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
6	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
7	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
8	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
9	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
10	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
11	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
12	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
13	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
14	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
15	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
16	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
17	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
18	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
19	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rainbow Ameiva in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?

About 15% of visitor-days record a Rainbow Ameiva sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Rainbow Ameiva in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?

August has the highest sighting rate for Rainbow Ameiva in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.