Spotted Coffee Snake
Ninia maculata
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colubrid Snakes)
- GenusNinia (Coffee Snakes)
- SpeciesNinia maculata (Spotted Coffee Snake)
1 Verified sightings at Chirripó National Park From 2019 to 2026
62 Verified sightings across all 14 parks From 2019 to 2026
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted at dawn and dusk
About the Spotted Coffee Snake
Ninia maculata, the Pacific banded coffee snake or spotted coffee snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Spotted Coffee Snake in Chirripó National Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Irazú Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |