Central American Lizard Eater
Mastigodryas alternatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusMastigodryas
- SpeciesMastigodryas alternatus (Central American Lizard Eater)
Closest Relatives at Bastimentos Island National Marine Park
Dryad Snake
Mastigodryas melanolomus
Striped Vine Snake
Oxybelis vittatus
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
Puffing Snake
Phrynonax poecilonotus
Chicken Snake
Spilotes pullatus
Adorned Graceful Brown Snake
Rhadinaea decorata
Ornate Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira ornata
Cope's Parrot Snake
Leptophis depressirostris
Oliver's Parrot Snake
Leptophis nebulosus
Common Mussurana
Clelia clelia
Cloudy Snail-eating Snake
Sibon nebulatus
Werner's Sipo
Chironius flavopictus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Coiba National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Central American Lizard Eater in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Central American Lizard Eater sighting in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Central American Lizard Eater in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Central American Lizard Eater in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park in our monthly data.