Ceylon Wolf Snake
Ceylon Wolf Snake

Ceylon Wolf Snake

Lycodon carinatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
31 Verified records at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
September Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

Lycodon carianatus is a snake of the Colubridae family. It is endemic to the island of Sri Lanka. The snake is commonly known as the Ceylon wolf snake, and as දාර කරවලා (Daara Karawala) or දාර රදනකයා (daara radanakayaa) in Sinhala. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Ceylon Wolf Snake sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 31 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Indian Wolf Snake
LC

Indian Wolf Snake

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Lycodon aulicus

Insufficient data
Green Vine Snake
LC Endemic

Green Vine Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Ahaetulla nasuta

70–80% · Likely
Boulenger's Keelback

Boulenger's Keelback

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Fowlea asperrimus

40–50% · Likely
Stripe-Tailed Bronzeback
VU

Stripe-Tailed Bronzeback

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Dendrelaphis caudolineolatus

40–50% · Likely
Schokar's bronzeback
VU

Schokar's bronzeback

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Dendrelaphis schokari

20–30% · Possible
Beddome's Cat Snake
LC

Beddome's Cat Snake

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Boiga beddomei

20–30% · Possible
Dhaman
LC

Dhaman

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Ptyas mucosa

10–20% · With luck
Duméril's Kukri Snake
VU

Duméril's Kukri Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Oligodon sublineatus

10–20% · With luck
Barnes' Cat Snake
VU

Barnes' Cat Snake

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Boiga barnesii

10–20% · With luck
Sri Lanka Cat Snake
LC

Sri Lanka Cat Snake

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Boiga ceylonensis

10–20% · With luck
Blossom Krait
EN

Blossom Krait

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Rhabdophis ceylonensis

10–20% · With luck
Split Keelback
LC

Split Keelback

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Atretium schistosum

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
40–50
Mar
30–40
Apr
40–50
May
5–10
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
50–60
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
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 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ceylon Wolf Snake in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

About 35% of wildlife watchers report a Ceylon Wolf Snake sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 31 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Ceylon Wolf Snake in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

September has the highest sighting rate for Ceylon Wolf Snake in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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