Gray Earth Snake
Geophis brachycephalus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusGeophis (Latin American Earth Snakes)
- SpeciesGeophis brachycephalus (Gray Earth Snake)
Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park
Hoffmann's Earth Snake
Geophis hoffmanni
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
📅 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 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Gray Earth Snake in Arenal Volcano National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Gray Earth Snake sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Gray Earth Snake in Arenal Volcano National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Gray Earth Snake in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.