Grass Anole
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Grass Anole

Anolis auratus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Tayrona National Natural Park
20 Verified records at Tayrona National Natural Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Anolis auratus, the grass anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, and Brazil. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Grass Anole sighting in Tayrona National Natural Park, based on 20 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tayrona National Natural Park

Gaige's Anole
LC

Gaige's Anole

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Anolis gaigei

40–50% · Likely
Neotropical Green Anole
LC

Neotropical Green Anole

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Anolis biporcatus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
70–80
May
40–50
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
30–40
Nov
40–50
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 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
30–40%
2 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
3 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
4 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
5 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
6 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
7 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
8 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Grass Anole in Tayrona National Natural Park?

About 33% of wildlife watchers report a Grass Anole sighting in Tayrona National Natural Park, based on 20 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Grass Anole in Tayrona National Natural Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Grass Anole in Tayrona National Natural Park in our monthly data.

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