Mastigodryas alternatus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Mastigodryas alternatus is a species of snake found in Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Central American Lizard Eater sighting in Soberanía National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 37th most-seen of the 52 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.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Central American Lizard Eater in Soberanía National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–May and September–December, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Central American Lizard Eater sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Central American Lizard Eater sightings, Soberanía National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (Panama, about 10%) and La Amistad International Park (Panama) (Panama, about 10%).
Same family: Colubridae
The closest relatives of the Central American Lizard Eater that you can see in Soberanía National Park (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are Rhombic Cat-eyed Snake (about 20%), Ornate Cat-eyed Snake (about 10%) and Striped Vine Snake (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Central American Lizard Eater is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Soberanía National Park (8 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.
