Costa Rica Montane Pitviper

Closest Relatives at Chirripó National Park

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	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
2	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
3	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
4	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
5	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Costa Rica Montane Pitviper in Chirripó National Park?

About 15% of visitor-days record a Costa Rica Montane Pitviper sighting in Chirripó National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Costa Rica Montane Pitviper in Chirripó National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Costa Rica Montane Pitviper in Chirripó National Park in our monthly data.