Yucatecan Dwarf Short-tail Snake
Tantillita canula
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusTantillita
- SpeciesTantillita canula (Yucatecan Dwarf Short-tail Snake)
Closest Relatives at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
Linton's Dwarf Short-tail Snake
Tantillita lintoni
Speckled Racer
Drymobius margaritiferus
Black-striped Snake
Coniophanes imperialis
Rainforest Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira frenata
Faded Black-striped Snake
Coniophanes schmidti
Mexican Parrot Snake
Leptophis mexicanus
Northern Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira septentrionalis
Dryad Snake
Mastigodryas melanolomus
Green Vine Snake
Oxybelis fulgidus
Central American Indigo Snake
Drymarchon melanurus
Chicken Snake
Spilotes pullatus
Puffing Snake
Phrynonax poecilonotus
📅 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 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yucatecan Dwarf Short-tail Snake in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Yucatecan Dwarf Short-tail Snake sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Yucatecan Dwarf Short-tail Snake in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?
September has the highest sighting rate for Yucatecan Dwarf Short-tail Snake in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.