Basiisk Verde

Basiisk Verde

Basiliscus plumifrons

70–80% · Very likely
overall probability at Tortuguero National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
70–80
Feb
80–90
Mar
80–90
Apr
70–80
May
70–80
Jun
70–80
Jul
80–90
Aug
80–90
Sep
80–90
Oct
70–80
Nov
70–80
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
70–80%
2 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
3 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
4 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
5 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
6 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
7 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
8 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
9 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
10 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
11 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
12 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
13 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
14 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Basiisk Verde in Tortuguero National Park?

About 79% of visitor-days record a Basiisk Verde sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 400 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Basiisk Verde in Tortuguero National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Basiisk Verde in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.

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