Polychrotidae (Monkey Lizards)

Species in this group

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

LC

Polychrus marmoratus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC

Polychrus acutirostris

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Polychrus gutturosus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Polychrus auduboni

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC

Polychrus femoralis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Polychrus liogaster

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Monkey Lizards

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	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1	~30%
	Common Monkey Lizard			Insufficient data
2	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~30%
	Brazilian Bush Anole			~30%
3	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~20%
	Berthold's Bush Anole			Insufficient data
4	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	~20%
	Audubon's Multicolored Lizard			Insufficient data
5	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~20%
	Common Monkey Lizard			~20%
6	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~20%
	Brazilian Bush Anole			Insufficient data
7	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Werner's Bush Anole			~10%
8	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Brazilian Bush Anole			Insufficient data
9	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	~10%
	Boulenger's Bush Anole			Insufficient data
10	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~10%
	Brazilian Bush Anole			Insufficient data
11	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Berthold's Bush Anole			Insufficient data
12	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Berthold's Bush Anole			~10%
13	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Berthold's Bush Anole			Insufficient data
14	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Berthold's Bush Anole			~10%
15	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	~10%
	Audubon's Multicolored Lizard			Insufficient data
16	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Berthold's Bush Anole			Insufficient data
17	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Common Monkey Lizard			Insufficient data
18	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2	~10%
	Common Monkey Lizard			Insufficient data
	Boulenger's Bush Anole			Insufficient data
19	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Berthold's Bush Anole			Insufficient data
20	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Berthold's Bush Anole			~10%
21	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Berthold's Bush Anole			Insufficient data
22	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	<5%
	Boulenger's Bush Anole			Insufficient data
23	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Berthold's Bush Anole			Insufficient data
24	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Berthold's Bush Anole			Insufficient data
25	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Common Monkey Lizard			Insufficient data
26	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Berthold's Bush Anole			Insufficient data
27	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Berthold's Bush Anole			Insufficient data