Central American Indigo Snake
Drymarchon melanurus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusDrymarchon (Indigo Snakes)
- SpeciesDrymarchon melanurus (Central American Indigo Snake)
Closest Relatives at Cañón del Sumidero National Park
Sooty Black-striped Snake
Coniophanes piceivittis
Southwestern Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira maculata
Black-striped Snake
Coniophanes imperialis
Green Rat Snake
Senticolis triaspis
Blood Snake
Stenorrhina freminvillei
Western Lyre Snake
Trimorphodon biscutatus
Gulf Coast Vine Snake
Oxybelis potosiensis
Pacific Patchnose Snake
Salvadora lemniscata
Speckled Racer
Drymobius margaritiferus
Coluber mentovarius
Masticophis mentovarius
Puffing Snake
Phrynonax poecilonotus
Banded Snail Sucker
Tropidodipsas fasciata
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Central American Indigo Snake at Cañón del Sumidero National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 6 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 7 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 8 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 10 | Masaya Volcano National Park | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 11 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 13 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 14 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |