Banded Centipede Snake
Tantilla supracincta
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusTantilla (Centipede Snakes)
- SpeciesTantilla supracincta (Banded Centipede Snake)
Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park
Litter Snake
Tantilla reticulata
Striped Crowned Snake
Tantilla ruficeps
Ornate Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira ornata
Cloudy Snail-eating Snake
Sibon nebulatus
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
Puffing Snake
Phrynonax poecilonotus
Red Coffee Snake
Ninia sebae
Mottled Snail-eater
Sibon longifrenis
Ringed Snail Sucker
Sibon annulatus
Forest Flame Snake
Oxyrhopus petolarius
Western Tree Snake
Imantodes inornatus
Spotted Coffee Snake
Ninia maculata
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Banded Centipede Snake in Arenal Volcano National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Banded Centipede Snake sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Banded Centipede Snake in Arenal Volcano National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Banded Centipede Snake in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.