Tropical Flat Snake
Siphlophis compressus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusSiphlophis
- SpeciesSiphlophis compressus (Tropical Flat Snake)
Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
Panama Spotted Night Snake
Siphlophis cervinus
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
Wagler's Sipo
Chironius scurrulus
Mountain Keelback
Helicops angulatus
Catesby's Snail-eater
Dipsas catesbyi
Philodryas argentea
Xenoxybelis argenteus
South American Sipo
Chironius multiventris
Wucherer's Ground Snake
Xenopholis scalaris
Banded Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira annulata
Northern Woodland Racer
Drymoluber dichrous
Brown Sipo
Chironius fuscus
Pseustes sexcarinatus
Chironius quadricarinatus
📅 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 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Tropical Flat Snake sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tropical Flat Snake in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
March has the highest sighting rate for Tropical Flat Snake in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.