Australian Scrub Python

Australian Scrub Python

Simalia kinghorni

Endemic
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Daintree National Park

Closest Relatives at Daintree National Park

Carpet Python
LC Endemic

Carpet Python

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Morelia spilota

20–30% · Possible
Water Python
LC

Water Python

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Liasis fuscus

20–30% · Possible
Spotted Python
LC

Spotted Python

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Antaresia maculosa

10–20% · With luck
Black-headed Python
LC Endemic

Black-headed Python

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Aspidites melanocephalus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
50–60
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
30–40
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Australian Scrub Python in Daintree National Park?

About 45% of visitor-days record a Australian Scrub Python sighting in Daintree National Park, based on 154 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Australian Scrub Python in Daintree National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Australian Scrub Python in Daintree National Park in our monthly data.

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