Variegated False Coral Snake
Pliocercus elapoides
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusPliocercus
- SpeciesPliocercus elapoides (Variegated False Coral Snake)
Closest Relatives at Celaque National Park
Blood Snake
Stenorrhina freminvillei
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
Espinal's Coffee Snake
Ninia espinali
Middle American Burrowing Snake
Adelphicos quadrivirgatum
Monte Cristi Graceful Brown Snake
Rhadinella montecristi
Central American Lyresnake
Trimorphodon quadruplex
Coluber mentovarius
Masticophis mentovarius
Guatemala Neckband Snake
Scaphiodontophis annulatus
Degenhardt's Scorpion-eating Snake
Stenorrhina degenhardtii
Köhler’s Vine Snake
Oxybelis koehleri
Striped Lowland Snake
Leptodrymus pulcherrimus
Central American Indigo Snake
Drymarchon melanurus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Variegated False Coral Snake at Celaque 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 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | La Tigra National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 6 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |