Family

Helmeted Lizards

Corytophanidae

10 species in our catalog · found in 49 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Basiliscus plumifrons

70–80% · Very likely

Basiliscus basiliscus

70–80% · Very likely

Basiliscus vittatus

60–70% · Likely

Corytophanes cristatus

60–70% · Likely

Basiliscus galeritus

50–60% · Likely

Corytophanes hernandesii

Laemanctus julioi

Laemanctus serratus

Laemanctus waltersi

Laemanctus longipes

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

30–40

Jan

30–40

Feb

30–40

Mar

40–50

Apr

40–50

May

40–50

Jun

30–40

Jul

40–50

Aug

40–50

Sep

30–40

Oct

30–40

Nov

30–40

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Helmeted Lizards

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	90–100%
	Basiisk Verde			70–80%
	Brown Basilisk			60–70%
	Helmeted Iguana			20–30%
2	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	90–100%
	Common Basilisk			70–80%
	Helmeted Iguana			60–70%
	Basiisk Verde			5–10%
3	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	80–90%
	Brown Basilisk			60–70%
	Helmeted Iguana			40–50%
4	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	80–90%
	Common Basilisk			70–80%
	Helmeted Iguana			20–30%
5	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	80–90%
	Basiisk Verde			60–70%
	Brown Basilisk			40–50%
	Helmeted Iguana			10–20%
6	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	4	70–80%
	Brown Basilisk			50–60%
	Helmeted Iguana			20–30%
	Hernandez’s Helmeted Basilisk			20–30%
	Eastern Casquehead Iguana			Insufficient data
7	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	70–80%
	Brown Basilisk			40–50%
	Helmeted Iguana			30–40%
	Basiisk Verde			30–40%
8	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	70–80%
	Brown Basilisk			50–60%
	Helmeted Iguana			20–30%
	Basiisk Verde			10–20%
9	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	70–80%
	Basiisk Verde			40–50%
	Helmeted Iguana			30–40%
	Brown Basilisk			20–30%
10	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	70–80%
	Common Basilisk			60–70%
	Helmeted Iguana			20–30%
	Basiisk Verde			Insufficient data
11	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	70–80%
	Common Basilisk			50–60%
	Helmeted Iguana			20–30%
	Basiisk Verde			Insufficient data
12	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	60–70%
	Helmeted Iguana			40–50%
	Basiisk Verde			30–40%
	Common Basilisk			Insufficient data
13	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1	60–70%
	Common Basilisk			60–70%
14	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	50–60%
	Western Basilisk			50–60%
	Helmeted Iguana			Insufficient data
15	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	50–60%
	Common Basilisk			50–60%
	Helmeted Iguana			Insufficient data
16	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	50–60%
	Common Basilisk			50–60%
	Helmeted Iguana			10–20%
17	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	4	50–60%
	Brown Basilisk			30–40%
	Helmeted Iguana			10–20%
	Serrated Casquehead Iguana			10–20%
	Hernandez’s Helmeted Basilisk			5–10%
18	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	50–60%
	Common Basilisk			50–60%
19	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	50–60%
	Basiisk Verde			30–40%
	Helmeted Iguana			20–30%
	Brown Basilisk			5–10%
	Common Basilisk			Insufficient data
20	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	50–60%
	Common Basilisk			50–60%
21	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	50–60%
	Brown Basilisk			20–30%
	Hernandez’s Helmeted Basilisk			10–20%
	Helmeted Iguana			10–20%
22	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	40–50%
	Common Basilisk			30–40%
	Helmeted Iguana			20–30%
23	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	4	40–50%
	Brown Basilisk			20–30%
	Serrated Casquehead Iguana			10–20%
	Helmeted Iguana			5–10%
	Hernandez’s Helmeted Basilisk			5–10%
24	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	4	40–50%
	Brown Basilisk			20–30%
	Basiisk Verde			10–20%
	Helmeted Iguana			10–20%
	Common Basilisk			5–10%
25	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	40–50%
	Brown Basilisk			40–50%
26	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	3	40–50%
	Brown Basilisk			30–40%
	Honduran Casquehead Iguana			10–20%
	Helmeted Iguana			Insufficient data
27	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	40–50%
	Brown Basilisk			40–50%
28	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	40–50%
	Brown Basilisk			40–50%
29	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	40–50%
	Common Basilisk			40–50%
30	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	40–50%
	Common Basilisk			30–40%
	Helmeted Iguana			Insufficient data
31	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	30–40%
	Brown Basilisk			Insufficient data
	Julio’s Casquehead Iguana			Insufficient data
32	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	30–40%
	Common Basilisk			20–30%
	Helmeted Iguana			5–10%
33	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	30–40%
	Helmeted Iguana			10–20%
	Common Basilisk			Insufficient data
	Basiisk Verde			Insufficient data
34	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	30–40%
	Brown Basilisk			Insufficient data
	Helmeted Iguana			Insufficient data
35	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	20–30%
	Brown Basilisk			20–30%
	Hernandez’s Helmeted Basilisk			Insufficient data
36	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	20–30%
	Brown Basilisk			20–30%
37	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	10–20%
	Brown Basilisk			10–20%
	Serrated Casquehead Iguana			5–10%
38	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	10–20%
	Basiisk Verde			5–10%
	Helmeted Iguana			5–10%
	Brown Basilisk			Insufficient data
	Common Basilisk			<5%
39	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	1	10–20%
	Common Basilisk			Insufficient data
40	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	10–20%
	Common Basilisk			10–20%
41	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	10–20%
	Common Basilisk			5–10%
	Helmeted Iguana			Insufficient data
42	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	10–20%
	Common Basilisk			<5%
	Basiisk Verde			<5%
	Helmeted Iguana			Insufficient data
43	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	10–20%
	Common Basilisk			Insufficient data
44	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	5–10%
	Western Basilisk			Insufficient data
45	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	5–10%
	Common Basilisk			Insufficient data
46	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	5–10%
	Common Basilisk			Insufficient data
47	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Serrated Casquehead Iguana			Insufficient data
48	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Common Basilisk			Insufficient data
49	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Brown Basilisk			Insufficient data

Helmeted Lizards

Species in this group

Basiisk Verde

Common Basilisk

Brown Basilisk

Helmeted Iguana

Western Basilisk

Hernandez’s Helmeted Basilisk

Julio’s Casquehead Iguana

Serrated Casquehead Iguana

Honduran Casquehead Iguana

Eastern Casquehead Iguana

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Helmeted Lizards

Parks Ranked