Impostor Flame-Snake
Oxyrhopus vanidicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusOxyrhopus
- SpeciesOxyrhopus vanidicus (Impostor Flame-Snake)
Closest Relatives at Amacayacu National Natural Park
Forest Flame Snake
Oxyrhopus petolarius
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
Catesby's Snail-eater
Dipsas catesbyi
Wucherer's Ground Snake
Xenopholis scalaris
Wagler's Sipo
Chironius scurrulus
Royal Ground Snake
Erythrolamprus reginae
False Fer-de-lance
Xenodon rabdocephalus
Mountain Keelback
Helicops angulatus
South American Sipo
Chironius multiventris
Panama Spotted Night Snake
Siphlophis cervinus
Crowned False Boa
Pseudoboa coronata
Broadhead Ground Snake
Atractus latifrons
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
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 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Impostor Flame-Snake in Amacayacu National Natural Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Impostor Flame-Snake sighting in Amacayacu National Natural Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Impostor Flame-Snake in Amacayacu National Natural Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Impostor Flame-Snake in Amacayacu National Natural Park in our monthly data.