Black-banded Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira nigrofasciata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusLeptodeira (Cat-eyed Snakes)
- SpeciesLeptodeira nigrofasciata (Black-banded Cat-eyed Snake)
Closest Relatives at Palo Verde National Park
Rhombic Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira rhombifera
Central American Lyresnake
Trimorphodon quadruplex
Cope's Snail Sucker
Sibon anthracops
Köhler’s Vine Snake
Oxybelis koehleri
Mexican Parrot Snake
Leptophis mexicanus
Pacific Longtail Snake
Enulius flavitorques
Sooty Black-striped Snake
Coniophanes piceivittis
Western Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis proximus
Central American Milksnake
Lampropeltis abnorma
Coluber mentovarius
Masticophis mentovarius
Striped Lowland Snake
Leptodrymus pulcherrimus
Chicken Snake
Spilotes pullatus
📅 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 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Masaya Volcano National Park | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 5 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-banded Cat-eyed Snake in Palo Verde National Park?
About 20% of visitor-days record a Black-banded Cat-eyed Snake sighting in Palo Verde National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-banded Cat-eyed Snake in Palo Verde National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Black-banded Cat-eyed Snake in Palo Verde National Park in our monthly data.