Impostor Flame-Snake
Oxyrhopus vanidicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusOxyrhopus
- SpeciesOxyrhopus vanidicus (Impostor Flame-Snake)
Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
Forest Flame Snake
Oxyrhopus petolarius
Northern Calico Snake
Oxyrhopus occipitalis
Tschudi's False Coral Snake
Oxyrhopus melanogenys
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
Wagler's Sipo
Chironius scurrulus
Mountain Keelback
Helicops angulatus
Catesby's Snail-eater
Dipsas catesbyi
Philodryas argentea
Xenoxybelis argenteus
South American Sipo
Chironius multiventris
Tropical Flat Snake
Siphlophis compressus
Wucherer's Ground Snake
Xenopholis scalaris
Banded Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira annulata
📅 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 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Impostor Flame-Snake sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Impostor Flame-Snake in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
April has the highest sighting rate for Impostor Flame-Snake in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.