Black-necked Centipede Snake
Tantilla armillata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusTantilla (Centipede Snakes)
- SpeciesTantilla armillata (Black-necked Centipede Snake)
Closest Relatives at Las Baulas Marine National Park
Black-banded Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira nigrofasciata
Central American Lyresnake
Trimorphodon quadruplex
Rhombic Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira rhombifera
Road Guarder
Conophis lineatus
Blood Snake
Stenorrhina freminvillei
Köhler’s Vine Snake
Oxybelis koehleri
Striped Lowland Snake
Leptodrymus pulcherrimus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Black-necked Centipede Snake at Las Baulas Marine National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · 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 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |