Xantusiidae (Night Lizards)

Species in this group

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

LC

Lepidophyma flavimaculatum

Xantusia vigilis

Lepidophyma reticulatum

0–10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Lepidophyma sylvaticum

Xantusia riversiana

Xantusia henshawi

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20

Jan

0–10

Feb

10–20

Mar

10–20

Apr

10–20

May

20–30

Jun

20–30

Jul

10–20

Aug

0–10

Sep

10–20

Oct

10–20

Nov

10–20

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Night 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	P(≥1)
1	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	20–30%
	Yellow-spotted Night Lizard			20–30%
2	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	20–30%
	Yellow-spotted Night Lizard			20–30%
3	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	20–30%
	Yellow-spotted Night Lizard			20–30%
4	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	20–30%
	Yellow-spotted Night Lizard			20–30%
5	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	10–20%
	Yellow-spotted Night Lizard			10–20%
6	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	10–20%
	Yellow-spotted Night Lizard			10–20%
7	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	10–20%
	Desert Night Lizard			10–20%
	Granite Night Lizard			Insufficient data
8	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	10–20%
	Yellow-spotted Night Lizard			Insufficient data
9	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	10–20%
	Desert Night Lizard			10–20%
10	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	0–10%
	Costa Rican Tropical Night Lizard			0–10%
11	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1	0–10%
	Yellow-spotted Night Lizard			Insufficient data
12	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	0–10%
	Yellow-spotted Night Lizard			Insufficient data
13	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	0–10%
	Yellow-spotted Night Lizard			Insufficient data
14	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	0–10%
	Yellow-spotted Night Lizard			Insufficient data
15	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	0–10%
	Madrean Tropical Night Lizard			0–10%
16	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	0–10%
	Costa Rican Tropical Night Lizard			Insufficient data
17	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	0–10%
	Yellow-spotted Night Lizard			Insufficient data
18	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	0–10%
	Costa Rican Tropical Night Lizard			Insufficient data
19	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	0–10%
	Yellow-spotted Night Lizard			Insufficient data
20	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	San Clemente Night Lizard			<5%
21	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Costa Rican Tropical Night Lizard			Insufficient data
22	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Yellow-spotted Night Lizard			Insufficient data
23	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Yellow-spotted Night Lizard			Insufficient data

Night Lizards

Species in this group

Yellow-spotted Night Lizard

Desert Night Lizard

Costa Rican Tropical Night Lizard

Madrean Tropical Night Lizard

San Clemente Night Lizard

Granite Night Lizard

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Night Lizards

Parks Ranked