Ornate Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira ornata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusLeptodeira (Cat-eyed Snakes)
- SpeciesLeptodeira ornata (Ornate Cat-eyed Snake)
Leptodeira ornata, the northern cat-eyed snake or ornate cat-eyed snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Ornate Cat-eyed Snake sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama), based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at La Amistad International Park (Panama)
Rhombic Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira rhombifera
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
Striped Vine Snake
Oxybelis vittatus
Chicken Snake
Spilotes pullatus
Puffing Snake
Phrynonax poecilonotus
South American Milksnake
Lampropeltis micropholis
Central American Lizard Eater
Mastigodryas alternatus
Cloudy Snail-eating Snake
Sibon nebulatus
Common Mussurana
Clelia clelia
Spotted Coffee Snake
Ninia maculata
Adorned Graceful Brown Snake
Rhadinaea decorata
Taylor's Snail-eater
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📅 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 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 14 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 16 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 17 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 18 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 19 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 20 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Ornate Cat-eyed Snake in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?
About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Ornate Cat-eyed Snake sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama), based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Ornate Cat-eyed Snake in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?
February has the highest sighting rate for Ornate Cat-eyed Snake in La Amistad International Park (Panama) in our monthly data.