Common Basilisk

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	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	70–80%
2	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	70–80%
3	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	60–70%
4	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	60–70%
5	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
6	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
7	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	50–60%
8	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	50–60%
9	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	50–60%
10	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
11	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
12	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
13	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
14	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
15	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	5–10%
16	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
17	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
18	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
19	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
20	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
21	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
22	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
23	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
24	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
25	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
26	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data