Xantusiidae (Night Lizards)

Species in this group

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LC

Lepidophyma flavimaculatum

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Xantusia vigilis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Lepidophyma reticulatum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Xantusia riversiana

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC

Xantusia henshawi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~10%

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

San Clemente Night Lizard

Granite Night Lizard

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Night Lizards

Parks Ranked