Common Mussurana
Clelia clelia
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusClelia (Mussuranas)
- SpeciesClelia clelia (Common Mussurana)
Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park
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
Cope's Vine Snake
Oxybelis brevirostris
Ecuador Sipo
Chironius grandisquamis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · 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 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Coiba National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 13 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 14 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 15 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 16 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 17 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 18 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 19 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 20 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Mussurana in Arenal Volcano National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Common Mussurana sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Mussurana in Arenal Volcano National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Common Mussurana in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.