Oscaecilia ochrocephala
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Oscaecilia ochrocephala is a species of caecilian in the family Caeciliidae. Oscaecilia ochrocephala is most commonly found in Panama and Colombia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forests. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
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No species of the same family or order lives in Soberanía National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other amphibians.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-headed Caecilian sighting in Soberanía National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 32nd most-seen of the 34 amphibians 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.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-headed Caecilian in Soberanía National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–May, August and October–December, the lowest months. That is one of Soberanía National Park's wettest months, with about 310 mm of rain against 25 mm in February.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-headed Caecilian sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Soberanía National Park, in our data
Soberanía National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Yellow-headed Caecilian sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-headed Caecilian is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Soberanía National Park (6 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.
