Central American Lyresnake
Trimorphodon quadruplex
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusTrimorphodon (Lyre Snakes)
- SpeciesTrimorphodon quadruplex (Central American Lyresnake)
Closest Relatives at Palo Verde National Park
Rhombic Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira rhombifera
Cope's Snail Sucker
Sibon anthracops
Köhler’s Vine Snake
Oxybelis koehleri
Mexican Parrot Snake
Leptophis mexicanus
Black-banded Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira nigrofasciata
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
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Masaya Volcano National Park | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 7 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 8 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Central American Lyresnake in Palo Verde National Park?
About 39% of visitor-days record a Central American Lyresnake sighting in Palo Verde National Park, based on 31 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Central American Lyresnake in Palo Verde National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Central American Lyresnake in Palo Verde National Park in our monthly data.