Stream Anole

Stream Anole

Anolis oxylophus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Arenal Volcano National Park
45 Verified records at Arenal Volcano National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

Anolis oxylophus, the stream anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, and Honduras. This species is semi aquatic. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Stream Anole sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 45 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
20–30
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
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 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
2 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
3 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
4 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
5 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
6 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
7 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
8 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
9 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
10 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
11 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
12 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Stream Anole in Arenal Volcano National Park?

About 19% of wildlife watchers report a Stream Anole sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 45 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Stream Anole in Arenal Volcano National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Stream Anole in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.

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