Black Ground Snake
Atractus elaps
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusAtractus (Ground Snakes)
- SpeciesAtractus elaps (Black Ground Snake)
Closest Relatives at Manu National Park
Pachacamac Ground Snake
Atractus snethlageae
Big Ground Snake
Atractus major
Emmel's Ground Snake
Atractus emmeli
Collared Ground Snake
Atractus collaris
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
Tschudi's False Coral Snake
Oxyrhopus melanogenys
Catesby's Snail-eater
Dipsas catesbyi
Northern Woodland Racer
Drymoluber dichrous
Brown Sipo
Chironius fuscus
Banded Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira annulata
Forest Flame Snake
Oxyrhopus petolarius
Amazon Puffing Snake
Spilotes sulphureus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Black Ground Snake at Manu 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 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |