Borneo Pit Viper

Borneo Pit Viper

Craspedocephalus borneensis

10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Kinabalu Park
15 Verified records at Kinabalu Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

Craspedocephalus borneensis, commonly known as the Bornean pit viper, is a venomous pit viper species endemic to the island of Borneo. No subspecies are currently recognized. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Borneo Pit Viper sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
30–40
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
20–30
Jul
<5
Aug
30–40
Sep
<5
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
10–20%
2 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Borneo Pit Viper in Kinabalu Park?

About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Borneo Pit Viper sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Borneo Pit Viper in Kinabalu Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Borneo Pit Viper in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.

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