Dhaman
Ptyas mucosa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusPtyas (Asian Rat Snakes)
- SpeciesPtyas mucosa (Dhaman)
Closest Relatives at Minneriya National Park
Common Bronzeback Tree Snake
Dendrelaphis tristis
Boulenger's Bronze-back
Dendrelaphis bifrenalis
Indian Flying Snake
Chrysopelea taprobanica
Indian Wolf Snake
Lycodon aulicus
Loos Snake
Oligodon taeniolatus
Green Vine Snake
Ahaetulla nasuta
Split Keelback
Atretium schistosum
Beddome's Cat Snake
Boiga beddomei
Reddish Peninsular Cat Snake
Boiga forsteni
Brown-speckled Whipsnake
Ahaetulla pulverulenta
📅 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 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 8 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 10 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 12 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Ba Be National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 14 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 17 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 18 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 19 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 20 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Dhaman in Minneriya National Park?
About 23% of visitor-days record a Dhaman sighting in Minneriya National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Dhaman in Minneriya National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Dhaman in Minneriya National Park in our monthly data.