Neuwied's False Fer-de-lance
Xenodon neuwiedii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusXenodon
- SpeciesXenodon neuwiedii (Neuwied's False Fer-de-lance)
Closest Relatives at Itatiaia National Park
Jiboinha
Tropidodryas striaticeps
Aesculapian False Coral Snake
Erythrolamprus aesculapii
Two-headed Sipo
Chironius bicarinatus
Chicken Snake
Spilotes pullatus
Yellow-bellied Liophis
Erythrolamprus poecilogyrus
Cobra-do-folhiço
Echinanthera melanostigma
Pampas Snake
Tomodon dorsatus
Coastal Sipo
Chironius foveatus
Head-striped Leaf-litter Snake
Echinanthera cephalostriata
Linnaeus' Sipo
Chironius exoletus
📅 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 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Neuwied's False Fer-de-lance in Itatiaia National Park?
About 24% of visitor-days record a Neuwied's False Fer-de-lance sighting in Itatiaia National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Neuwied's False Fer-de-lance in Itatiaia National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Neuwied's False Fer-de-lance in Itatiaia National Park in our monthly data.