Yellow-spotted Night Lizard

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	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	20–30%
2	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
3	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	20–30%
4	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
5	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
6	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
7	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
8	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	Insufficient data
9	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
10	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
11	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
12	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
13	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
14	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
15	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-spotted Night Lizard in Tenorio Volcano National Park?

About 28% of visitor-days record a Yellow-spotted Night Lizard sighting in Tenorio Volcano National Park, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Yellow-spotted Night Lizard in Tenorio Volcano National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-spotted Night Lizard in Tenorio Volcano National Park in our monthly data.