Taylor's Blind Snake
Epictia ater
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyLeptotyphlopidae (Threadsnakes)
- GenusEpictia
- SpeciesEpictia ater (Taylor's Blind Snake)
📅 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 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Masaya Volcano National Park | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 4 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Taylor's Blind Snake in Las Baulas Marine National Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Taylor's Blind Snake sighting in Las Baulas Marine National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Taylor's Blind Snake in Las Baulas Marine National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Taylor's Blind Snake in Las Baulas Marine National Park in our monthly data.