Tropical Flat Snake
Siphlophis compressus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusSiphlophis
- SpeciesSiphlophis compressus (Tropical Flat Snake)
Closest Relatives at Corcovado National Park
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
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
Western Tree Snake
Imantodes inornatus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 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 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 7 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 10 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 12 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 13 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 14 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Tropical Flat Snake in Corcovado National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Tropical Flat Snake sighting in Corcovado National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tropical Flat Snake in Corcovado National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Tropical Flat Snake in Corcovado National Park in our monthly data.