Mottled Snail-eater
Sibon longifrenis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusSibon (Snail Suckers)
- SpeciesSibon longifrenis (Mottled Snail-eater)
Closest Relatives at Braulio Carrillo National Park
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Sibon annulatus
Red-eyed Snaileater
Sibon lamari
Slender Snail Sucker
Sibon dimidiatus
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
Black Halloween Snake
Pliocercus euryzonus
Adorned Graceful Brown Snake
Rhadinaea decorata
Western Tree Snake
Imantodes inornatus
Ornate Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira ornata
Red Coffee Snake
Ninia sebae
Cope's Parrot Snake
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Puffing Snake
Phrynonax poecilonotus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · 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 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mottled Snail-eater in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
About 20% of visitor-days record a Mottled Snail-eater sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 27 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mottled Snail-eater in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Mottled Snail-eater in Braulio Carrillo National Park in our monthly data.