Atropoides mexicanus

Atropoides mexicanus

Metlapilcoatlus mexicanus

10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Cusuco National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
30–40%
2 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
3 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
4 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
5 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
6 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
7 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
Insufficient data
8 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
9 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
10 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Atropoides mexicanus in Cusuco National Park?

About 10% of visitor-days record a Atropoides mexicanus sighting in Cusuco National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Atropoides mexicanus in Cusuco National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Atropoides mexicanus in Cusuco National Park in our monthly data.

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