Rhombic Cat-eyed Snake

Rhombic Cat-eyed Snake

Leptodeira rhombifera

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Parque Natural Metropolitano

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

9 Verified sightings at Parque Natural Metropolitano From 2019 to 2026
173 In all 9 parks
September Best month
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted

About the Rhombic Cat-eyed Snake

Leptodeira rhombifera is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Panama, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~50%
2 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
3 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
4 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
5 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
6 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
7 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
8 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
9 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 San Pedro Sula 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
2 San Salvador 🇸🇻 El Salvador
~10%
3 Panama City 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
4 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Rhombic Cat-eyed Snake in Parque Natural Metropolitano?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rhombic Cat-eyed Snake sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 18th most-seen of the 29 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Rhombic Cat-eyed Snake in Parque Natural Metropolitano?

March, May–June, August–September and November–January

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rhombic Cat-eyed Snake in Parque Natural Metropolitano on a given day, against under 5% in February, April, July and October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Rhombic Cat-eyed Snake?

Between 7 and 10 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rhombic Cat-eyed Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.

Where does the Rhombic Cat-eyed Snake sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Rhombic Cat-eyed Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Parque Natural Metropolitano (9 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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