Stephen's Banded Snake
Hoplocephalus stephensii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyElapidae (Elapid Snakes)
- GenusHoplocephalus (Hoplocephalus Snakes)
- SpeciesHoplocephalus stephensii (Stephen's Banded Snake)
Closest Relatives at Lamington National Park
Red-bellied Black Snake
Pseudechis porphyriacus
Black-bellied Swamp Snake
Hemiaspis signata
Eastern Tiger Snake
Notechis scutatus
Small-eyed Snake
Cryptophis nigrescens
Dwarf Crowned Snake
Cacophis krefftii
Golden Crowned Snake
Cacophis squamulosus
Rough-scaled Snake
Tropidechis carinatus
Bandy Bandy
Vermicella annulata
Yellow-faced Whipsnake
Demansia psammophis
Eastern Brown Snake
Pseudonaja textilis
White-crowned Snake
Cacophis harriettae
Red-naped Snake
Furina diadema
📅 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 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Stephen's Banded Snake in Lamington National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Stephen's Banded Snake sighting in Lamington National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Stephen's Banded Snake in Lamington National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Stephen's Banded Snake in Lamington National Park in our monthly data.