Tropical Flat Snake

Tropical Flat Snake

Siphlophis compressus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Piedras Blancas National Park
13 Verified records at Piedras Blancas National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

Siphlophis compressus the tropical flat snake, is a snake found in tropical Central and South America and Trinidad and Tobago. It feeds on small lizards, other snakes, small mammals and probably on frogs and nestling birds, as well as the eggs of nesting birds and lizards. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Tropical Flat Snake sighting in Piedras Blancas National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

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

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
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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
10–20%
2 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
3 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
4 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
5 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
6 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
7 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
8 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
9 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
10 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
11 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
12 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
13 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
14 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Tropical Flat Snake in Piedras Blancas National Park?

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Tropical Flat Snake sighting in Piedras Blancas National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Tropical Flat Snake in Piedras Blancas National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Tropical Flat Snake in Piedras Blancas National Park in our monthly data.

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