Family

Iguanas and Chuckwallas

Iguanidae

18 species in our catalog · found in 73 parks

Species in this group

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

LC Endemic

Ctenosaura similis

90–100% · Very likely

Iguana iguana

70–80% · Very likely

VU Endemic

Amblyrhynchus cristatus

Sauromalus ater

Cyclura cornuta

Dipsosaurus dorsalis

Conolophus subcristatus

Cyclura nubila

Sauromalus slevini

Conolophus pallidus

Cyclura ricordi

Ctenosaura pectinata

Ctenosaura acanthura

Ctenosaura quinquecarinata

Insufficient data

Cachryx alfredschmidti

Cachryx defensor

Sauromalus klauberi

Dipsosaurus catalinensis

Insufficient data

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

40–50

Jan

40–50

Feb

50–60

Mar

50–60

Apr

50–60

May

40–50

Jun

50–60

Jul

50–60

Aug

40–50

Sep

40–50

Oct

40–50

Nov

40–50

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Iguanas and Chuckwallas

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	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	90–100%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			80–90%
	Green Iguana			60–70%
2	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	90–100%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			90–100%
	Green Iguana			30–40%
3	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	90–100%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			80–90%
	Green Iguana			60–70%
4	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	90–100%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			80–90%
	Green Iguana			50–60%
5	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	90–100%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			80–90%
	Green Iguana			50–60%
6	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3	90–100%
	Marine Iguana			70–80%
	Common Land Iguana			50–60%
	Santa Fe Land Iguana			10–20%
7	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	90–100%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			90–100%
	Green Iguana			Insufficient data
8	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	80–90%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			80–90%
	Green Iguana			30–40%
9	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	80–90%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			80–90%
	Green Iguana			30–40%
10	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	80–90%
	Common Chuckwalla			60–70%
	Desert Iguana			50–60%
11	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	80–90%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			80–90%
	Green Iguana			Insufficient data
	Club Tail Iguana			Insufficient data
12	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	80–90%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			60–70%
	Green Iguana			40–50%
13	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	70–80%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			60–70%
	Green Iguana			40–50%
14	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	70–80%
	Green Iguana			70–80%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			Insufficient data
15	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	70–80%
	Common Chuckwalla			50–60%
	Desert Iguana			40–50%
16	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	2	70–80%
	Rhinoceros Iguana			60–70%
	Ricord's Ground Iguana			Insufficient data
17	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	70–80%
	Green Iguana			50–60%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			40–50%
18	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	60–70%
	Green Iguana			60–70%
19	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	2	60–70%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			40–50%
	Green Iguana			20–30%
20	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	60–70%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			50–60%
	Green Iguana			Insufficient data
21	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	4	50–60%
	Green Iguana			40–50%
	Guerreran Spiny-tailed Iguana			10–20%
	Eastern Mexican Spiny-Tailed Iguana			5–10%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			5–10%
22	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	50–60%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			50–60%
	Yucatán Spiny-tailed Iguana			Insufficient data
23	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	50–60%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			30–40%
	Green Iguana			20–30%
24	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	50–60%
	Green Iguana			40–50%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			10–20%
25	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	50–60%
	Green Iguana			50–60%
26	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	50–60%
	Green Iguana			40–50%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			Insufficient data
27	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	6	40–50%
	Monserrat Chuckwalla			20–30%
	Desert Iguana			10–20%
	Common Chuckwalla			5–10%
	Green Iguana			Insufficient data
	Spotted Chuckwalla			Insufficient data
	Santa Catalina Island Desert Iguana			Insufficient data
28	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	40–50%
	Green Iguana			40–50%
29	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	40–50%
	Green Iguana			40–50%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			Insufficient data
30	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	40–50%
	Green Iguana			40–50%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			<5%
31	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	40–50%
	Green Iguana			40–50%
	Marine Iguana			Insufficient data
32	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	40–50%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			40–50%
33	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	40–50%
	Green Iguana			40–50%
34	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	40–50%
	Green Iguana			Insufficient data
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			Insufficient data
35	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	40–50%
	Green Iguana			30–40%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			Insufficient data
36	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	30–40%
	Green Iguana			30–40%
37	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	30–40%
	Green Iguana			30–40%
38	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	30–40%
	Green Iguana			30–40%
39	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	30–40%
	Green Iguana			30–40%
40	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	30–40%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			30–40%
41	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	20–30%
	Green Iguana			20–30%
42	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1	20–30%
	Green Iguana			20–30%
43	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	20–30%
	Green Iguana			20–30%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			Insufficient data
44	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	20–30%
	Green Iguana			20–30%
45	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	1	20–30%
	Green Iguana			Insufficient data
46	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	20–30%
	Green Iguana			20–30%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			Insufficient data
47	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	20–30%
	Green Iguana			Insufficient data
48	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1	20–30%
	Cayman Islands Ground Iguana			20–30%
49	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	20–30%
	Green Iguana			20–30%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			Insufficient data
50	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	20–30%
	Green Iguana			10–20%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			Insufficient data
51	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	20–30%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			10–20%
	Green Iguana			10–20%
52	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2	20–30%
	Green Iguana			20–30%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			<5%
53	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	10–20%
	Green Iguana			Insufficient data
54	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	10–20%
	Common Chuckwalla			10–20%
	Desert Iguana			Insufficient data
55	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	10–20%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			10–20%
	Campeche Spiny-tailed Iguana			Insufficient data
56	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	10–20%
	Desert Iguana			10–20%
57	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	10–20%
	Green Iguana			Insufficient data
58	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	10–20%
	Green Iguana			10–20%
59	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	10–20%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			10–20%
	Green Iguana			<5%
60	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	2	10–20%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			Insufficient data
	Green Iguana			Insufficient data
61	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	10–20%
	Green Iguana			5–10%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			Insufficient data
62	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	10–20%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			Insufficient data
63	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	10–20%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			Insufficient data
64	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	10–20%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			Insufficient data
	Green Iguana			Insufficient data
65	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	10–20%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			Insufficient data
66	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	5–10%
	Green Iguana			Insufficient data
67	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	5–10%
	Green Iguana			Insufficient data
68	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1	5–10%
	Green Iguana			5–10%
69	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	5–10%
	Green Iguana			Insufficient data
70	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	5–10%
	Green Iguana			Insufficient data
71	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Black Spiny-tailed Iguana			Insufficient data
72	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Green Iguana			Insufficient data
73	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Green Iguana			Insufficient data

Iguanas and Chuckwallas

Species in this group

Black Spiny-tailed Iguana

Green Iguana

Marine Iguana

Common Chuckwalla

Rhinoceros Iguana

Desert Iguana

Common Land Iguana

Cayman Islands Ground Iguana

Monserrat Chuckwalla

Santa Fe Land Iguana

Ricord's Ground Iguana

Guerreran Spiny-tailed Iguana

Eastern Mexican Spiny-Tailed Iguana

Club Tail Iguana

Campeche Spiny-tailed Iguana

Yucatán Spiny-tailed Iguana

Spotted Chuckwalla

Santa Catalina Island Desert Iguana

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Iguanas and Chuckwallas

Parks Ranked