Mottled Snail-eater
Sibon longifrenis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusSibon (Snail Suckers)
- SpeciesSibon longifrenis (Mottled Snail-eater)
Closest Relatives at Corcovado National Park
Cloudy Snail-eating Snake
Sibon nebulatus
Slender Snail Sucker
Sibon dimidiatus
Ornate Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira ornata
Puffing Snake
Phrynonax poecilonotus
Chicken Snake
Spilotes pullatus
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
Dryad Snake
Mastigodryas melanolomus
South American Forest Racer
Dendrophidion percarinatum
Tropical Flat Snake
Siphlophis compressus
Common Mussurana
Clelia clelia
Yellowbelly Snake
Coniophanes fissidens
White-headed snake
Enuliophis sclateri
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Mottled Snail-eater at Corcovado National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · 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 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |