Middle American Ameiva

Middle American Ameiva

Holcosus festivus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Poás Volcano National Park
1 Verified records at Poás Volcano National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Holcosus festivus, commonly known as the Central American whiptail, the Middle American ameiva, and the tiger ameiva, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is native to Central America and northern South America. Wikipedia →

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Middle American Ameiva at Poás Volcano National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
70–80%
2 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
3 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
4 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
5 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
6 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
7 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
40–50%
8 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
9 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
40–50%
10 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
30–40%
11 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
12 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
30–40%
13 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
14 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
15 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
16 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
17 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
18 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
19 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
20 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
21 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
22 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
23 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
24 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
25 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
26 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
27 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
28 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
29 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
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