Dryad Snake
Mastigodryas melanolomus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusMastigodryas
- SpeciesMastigodryas melanolomus (Dryad Snake)
Closest Relatives at Corcovado National Park
Central American Lizard Eater
Mastigodryas alternatus
Ornate Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira ornata
Puffing Snake
Phrynonax poecilonotus
Chicken Snake
Spilotes pullatus
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
South American Forest Racer
Dendrophidion percarinatum
Tropical Flat Snake
Siphlophis compressus
Common Mussurana
Clelia clelia
Yellowbelly Snake
Coniophanes fissidens
White-headed snake
Enuliophis sclateri
Rhombic Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira rhombifera
Köhler’s Vine Snake
Oxybelis koehleri
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Dryad Snake in Corcovado National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Dryad Snake sighting in Corcovado National Park, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Dryad Snake in Corcovado National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Dryad Snake in Corcovado National Park in our monthly data.