Green Iguana

Iguana iguana

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

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

Insufficient data

overall probability at Pico Bonito National Park

4 Verified records at Pico Bonito National Park

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

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). Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Pico Bonito National Park

LC Endemic

Ctenosaura similis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Green Iguana at Pico Bonito National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal

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	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	60–70%
3	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	60–70%
4	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	60–70%
5	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	50–60%
6	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
7	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	50–60%
8	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
9	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	40–50%
10	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
11	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
12	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	40–50%
13	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	40–50%
14	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
15	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
16	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
17	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	40–50%
18	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
19	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
20	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	30–40%
21	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	30–40%
22	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
23	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	30–40%
24	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
25	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	30–40%
26	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	30–40%
27	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	20–30%
28	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
29	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
30	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	20–30%
31	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	20–30%
32	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
33	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
34	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
35	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
36	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
37	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
38	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
39	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	5–10%
40	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
41	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
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	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
57	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
58	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data

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