Western Basilisk

Western Basilisk

Basiliscus galeritus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Utría National Natural Park

Closest Relatives at Utría National Natural Park

Helmeted Iguana
LC

Helmeted Iguana

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Corytophanes cristatus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
70–80
Feb
30–40
Mar
50–60
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
40–50
Aug
50–60
Sep
70–80
Oct
40–50
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙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 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
50–60%
2 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Western Basilisk in Utría National Natural Park?

About 52% of visitor-days record a Western Basilisk sighting in Utría National Natural Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Western Basilisk in Utría National Natural Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Western Basilisk in Utría National Natural Park in our monthly data.

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