Neotropical Snail-eater
Dipsas indica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusDipsas
- SpeciesDipsas indica (Neotropical Snail-eater)
Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
Catesby's Snail-eater
Dipsas catesbyi
Northern Snail-eater
Dipsas pavonina
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
Wagler's Sipo
Chironius scurrulus
Mountain Keelback
Helicops angulatus
Philodryas argentea
Xenoxybelis argenteus
South American Sipo
Chironius multiventris
Tropical Flat Snake
Siphlophis compressus
Wucherer's Ground Snake
Xenopholis scalaris
Banded Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira annulata
Northern Woodland Racer
Drymoluber dichrous
Brown Sipo
Chironius fuscus
📅 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 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 5 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Neotropical Snail-eater in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Neotropical Snail-eater sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Neotropical Snail-eater in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
April has the highest sighting rate for Neotropical Snail-eater in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.