False Fer-de-lance

False Fer-de-lance

Xenodon rabdocephalus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Arenal Volcano National Park
10 Verified records at Arenal Volcano National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a False Fer-de-lance sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
Nov
5–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
2 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
3 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
4 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
5 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
6 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
7 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
8 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
9 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
10 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
11 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
12 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
13 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
14 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
15 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
16 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
17 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
18 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
19 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a False Fer-de-lance in Arenal Volcano National Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a False Fer-de-lance sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see False Fer-de-lance in Arenal Volcano National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for False Fer-de-lance in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.

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