Side-striped palm pit viper

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	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	60–70%
2	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
3	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
4	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
5	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
6	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
7	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
8	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
9	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
10	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
11	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Side-striped palm pit viper in Chirripó National Park?

About 25% of visitor-days record a Side-striped palm pit viper sighting in Chirripó National Park, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Side-striped palm pit viper in Chirripó National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Side-striped palm pit viper in Chirripó National Park in our monthly data.