Yellow-headed Caecilian
Oscaecilia ochrocephala
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderGymnophiona (Gimnofions)
- FamilyCaeciliidae (Common Caecilians)
- GenusOscaecilia
- SpeciesOscaecilia ochrocephala (Yellow-headed Caecilian)
📅 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 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-headed Caecilian in Soberanía National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Yellow-headed Caecilian sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Yellow-headed Caecilian in Soberanía National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-headed Caecilian in Soberanía National Park in our monthly data.