Helmeted Iguana
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Helmeted Iguana

Corytophanes cristatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Marino Ballena National Park
2 Verified records at Marino Ballena National Park
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

The smooth helmeted iguana (Corytophanes cristatus), also known as the helmeted iguana, the helmeted basilisk, the elegant helmeted lizard, and several other common names, is a species of Basilisk and a New World lizard in the family Corytophanidae. The species is native to southern Mexico, Central America, and northwestern South America. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Marino Ballena National Park

Common Basilisk
LC

Common Basilisk

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Basiliscus basiliscus

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Helmeted Iguana at Marino Ballena National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️🌙 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 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
2 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
40–50%
3 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
4 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
5 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
6 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
7 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
8 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
20–30%
9 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
10 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
11 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
12 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
13 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
14 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
15 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
16 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
17 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
18 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
19 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
20 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
21 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
22 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
23 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
24 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
25 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
26 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
27 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
28 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
29 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
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