Family

Iguanas and Chuckwallas

Iguanidae

20 species in our catalog · found in 75 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyIguanidae (Iguanas and Chuckwallas)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Ctenosaura similis

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Iguana iguana

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

VU Endemic

Amblyrhynchus cristatus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Sauromalus ater

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Cyclura cornuta

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Dipsosaurus dorsalis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

VU Endemic

Conolophus subcristatus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Ctenosaura hemilopha

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Cyclura nubila

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

NT Endemic

Sauromalus slevini

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

VU Endemic

Conolophus pallidus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cyclura ricordi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Endemic

Ctenosaura pectinata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Ctenosaura acanthura

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ctenosaura quinquecarinata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cachryx alfredschmidti

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

VU Endemic

Cachryx defensor

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

VU Endemic

Sauromalus klauberi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Endemic

Dipsosaurus catalinensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Endemic

Ctenosaura macrolopha

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~50%

May

~50%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~50%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Iguanas and Chuckwallas

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	>90%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~90%
	Green Iguana			~60%
2	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	>90%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~80%
	Green Iguana			~70%
3	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	>90%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~90%
	Green Iguana			~40%
4	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~90%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~80%
	Green Iguana			~60%
5	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~90%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~90%
	Green Iguana			~60%
6	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3	~90%
	Marine Iguana			~80%
	Common Land Iguana			~60%
	Santa Fe Land Iguana			~20%
7	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~90%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~90%
	Green Iguana			Insufficient data
8	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~90%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~80%
	Green Iguana			~40%
9	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~90%
	Common Chuckwalla			~70%
	Desert Iguana			~60%
10	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~90%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~80%
	Green Iguana			~40%
11	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~90%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~80%
	Green Iguana			Insufficient data
	Club Tail Iguana			Insufficient data
12	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~80%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~70%
	Green Iguana			~40%
13	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~80%
	Green Iguana			~80%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			Insufficient data
14	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~80%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~70%
	Green Iguana			~40%
15	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	2	~80%
	Rhinoceros Iguana			~70%
	Ricord's Ground Iguana			Insufficient data
16	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~80%
	Common Chuckwalla			~60%
	Desert Iguana			~50%
17	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~70%
	Green Iguana			~50%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~40%
18	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~70%
	Green Iguana			~70%
19	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~70%
	Cape Spinytail Iguana			~50%
	Desert Iguana			Insufficient data
20	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	2	~60%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~50%
	Green Iguana			~30%
21	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~60%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~60%
	Green Iguana			Insufficient data
22	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	4	~60%
	Green Iguana			~40%
	Guerreran Spiny-tailed Iguana			~10%
	Eastern Mexican Spiny-Tailed Iguana			~10%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~10%
23	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~60%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~40%
	Green Iguana			~30%
24	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~60%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~50%
	Yucatán Spiny-tailed Iguana			Insufficient data
25	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	6	~60%
	Monserrat Chuckwalla			~30%
	Desert Iguana			~20%
	Common Chuckwalla			~10%
	Green Iguana			Insufficient data
	Spotted Chuckwalla			Insufficient data
	Santa Catalina Island Desert Iguana			Insufficient data
26	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~50%
	Green Iguana			~40%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~20%
27	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~50%
	Green Iguana			~50%
28	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~50%
	Green Iguana			~50%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			Insufficient data
29	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~50%
	Green Iguana			~50%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			Insufficient data
30	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~50%
	Green Iguana			~50%
31	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~50%
	Green Iguana			~50%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~10%
32	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	~50%
	Green Iguana			~50%
	Marine Iguana			Insufficient data
33	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~50%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~50%
34	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~50%
	Green Iguana			~50%
35	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~50%
	Green Iguana			Insufficient data
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			Insufficient data
36	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~40%
	Green Iguana			~40%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			Insufficient data
37	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	~40%
	Green Iguana			~40%
38	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~40%
	Green Iguana			~40%
39	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	~40%
	Green Iguana			~40%
40	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~40%
	Green Iguana			~40%
41	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	~30%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~30%
42	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	~30%
	Green Iguana			~30%
43	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~30%
	Green Iguana			~30%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			Insufficient data
44	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~30%
	Green Iguana			~30%
45	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~30%
	Green Iguana			Insufficient data
46	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~30%
	Green Iguana			~30%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			Insufficient data
47	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~30%
	Green Iguana			~30%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			Insufficient data
48	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	~30%
	Green Iguana			Insufficient data
49	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1	~30%
	Cayman Islands Ground Iguana			~30%
50	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~30%
	Green Iguana			~20%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			Insufficient data
51	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~30%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~20%
	Green Iguana			~10%
52	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~30%
	Green Iguana			~30%
53	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~30%
	Green Iguana			~20%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			<5%
54	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~20%
	Green Iguana			Insufficient data
55	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~20%
	Common Chuckwalla			~20%
	Desert Iguana			Insufficient data
56	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~20%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~10%
	Campeche Spiny-tailed Iguana			Insufficient data
57	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	~20%
	Green Iguana			Insufficient data
58	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~20%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			~10%
	Green Iguana			~10%
59	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~20%
	Desert Iguana			~20%
60	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	2	~20%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			Insufficient data
	Green Iguana			Insufficient data
61	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~20%
	Green Iguana			~10%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			Insufficient data
62	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Green Iguana			~20%
63	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~20%
	Desert Iguana			~10%
	Common Chuckwalla			Insufficient data
	Sonoran Spiny-tailed Iguana			Insufficient data
64	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~10%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			Insufficient data
65	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			Insufficient data
	Green Iguana			Insufficient data
66	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			Insufficient data
67	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	2	~10%
	Green Iguana			Insufficient data
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			Insufficient data
68	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~10%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			Insufficient data
69	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Green Iguana			Insufficient data
70	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Green Iguana			Insufficient data
71	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Green Iguana			~10%
72	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Green Iguana			Insufficient data
73	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	~10%
	Green Iguana			Insufficient data
74	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			Insufficient data
75	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Green Iguana			Insufficient data