South American Forest Racer
Dendrophidion percarinatum
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusDendrophidion (Forest Racers)
- SpeciesDendrophidion percarinatum (South American Forest Racer)
Closest Relatives at Manuel Antonio National Park
Köhler’s Vine Snake
Oxybelis koehleri
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
Puffing Snake
Phrynonax poecilonotus
Ornate Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira ornata
Chicken Snake
Spilotes pullatus
Werner's Sipo
Chironius flavopictus
Dryad Snake
Mastigodryas melanolomus
Cope's Parrot Snake
Leptophis depressirostris
Adorned Graceful Brown Snake
Rhadinaea decorata
Western Tree Snake
Imantodes inornatus
Pale Ground Snake
Urotheca decipiens
Green Vine Snake
Oxybelis fulgidus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 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 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 8 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 11 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 16 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a South American Forest Racer in Manuel Antonio National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a South American Forest Racer sighting in Manuel Antonio National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see South American Forest Racer in Manuel Antonio National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for South American Forest Racer in Manuel Antonio National Park in our monthly data.