Rhombic Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira rhombifera
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusLeptodeira (Cat-eyed Snakes)
- SpeciesLeptodeira rhombifera (Rhombic Cat-eyed Snake)
Closest Relatives at Palo Verde National Park
Black-banded Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira nigrofasciata
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
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 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 13 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 16 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 17 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 18 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 19 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rhombic Cat-eyed Snake in Palo Verde National Park?
About 37% of visitor-days record a Rhombic Cat-eyed Snake sighting in Palo Verde National Park, based on 27 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rhombic Cat-eyed Snake in Palo Verde National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Rhombic Cat-eyed Snake in Palo Verde National Park in our monthly data.