Green Iguana

Iguana iguana

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyIguanidae (Iguanas and Chuckwallas)
GenusIguana (Typical Iguanas)
SpeciesIguana iguana (Green Iguana)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Tikal National Park

1 Verified sightings at Tikal National Park From 2019 to 2026

4,742 Verified sightings across all 58 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Green Iguana

The green iguana (Iguana iguana), also known as the American iguana or the common green iguana, is a large, arboreal, mostly herbivorous species of lizard of the genus Iguana. Usually, this animal is simply called the iguana. The green iguana ranges over a large geographic area; it is native from southern Brazil and Paraguay as far north as Mexico. It is highly invasive in many subtropical and tropical environments throughout the world.

A herbivore, it has adapted significantly with regard to locomotion and osmoregulation as a result of its diet. It grows to 1.7 m (5.6 ft) in length from head to tail, although a few specimens have grown more than 2 m (6.6 ft) with bodyweights upward of 9 kg (20 lb).

Although this species is commonly kept as a pet because of its disposition and coloration, it can be challenging to care for properly. Its requirements for adequate space, lighting, and heat can be difficult for hobbyists to meet.

The species was first officially described by Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in 1758. Since then, numerous subspecies have been identified, but later classified as merely regional variants of the same species. Using nuclear and mitochondrial DNA... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Tikal National Park

LC Endemic

Ctenosaura similis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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	Daily sighting probability
1	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~80%
2	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~70%
3	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~70%
4	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~60%
5	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~60%
6	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~60%
7	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~50%
8	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~50%
9	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	~50%
10	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~50%
11	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	~50%
12	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~50%
13	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~40%
14	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
15	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
16	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
17	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~40%
18	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
19	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
20	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~40%
21	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~40%
22	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
23	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~40%
24	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
25	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~40%
26	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~40%
27	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~30%
28	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
29	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~30%
30	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	~30%
31	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
32	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
33	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
34	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
35	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
36	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
37	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
38	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
39	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
40	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	~10%
41	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
42	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
43	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
44	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
45	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
46	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
47	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
48	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
49	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	Insufficient data
50	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
51	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
52	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
53	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
54	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
55	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data
56	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
57	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
58	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data

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