Blunthead Slug Snake
Aplopeltura boa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyPareidae (Slug Snakes)
- GenusAplopeltura
- SpeciesAplopeltura boa (Blunthead Slug Snake)
Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park
Inger’s Slug Snake
Asthenodipsas ingeri
Smooth Slug Snake
Asthenodipsas laevis
Bornean dark-necked slug snake
Asthenodipsas borneensis
Sabah Mountain Smooth Slug Snake
Asthenodipsas stuebingi
Jamil Slug Snake
Asthenodipsas jamilinaisi
Barred Slug Eating Snake
Pareas nuchalis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blunthead Slug Snake in Kinabalu Park?
About 34% of visitor-days record a Blunthead Slug Snake sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 40 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blunthead Slug Snake in Kinabalu Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Blunthead Slug Snake in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.