Helmeted Iguana

Closest Relatives at Rincón de la Vieja National Park

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Helmeted Iguana in Rincón de la Vieja National Park?

About 21% of visitor-days record a Helmeted Iguana sighting in Rincón de la Vieja National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Helmeted Iguana in Rincón de la Vieja National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Helmeted Iguana in Rincón de la Vieja National Park in our monthly data.