Indian Flying Snake
Chrysopelea taprobanica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusChrysopelea (Flying Snakes)
- SpeciesChrysopelea taprobanica (Indian Flying Snake)
Closest Relatives at Minneriya National Park
Dhaman
Ptyas mucosa
Common Bronzeback Tree Snake
Dendrelaphis tristis
Boulenger's Bronze-back
Dendrelaphis bifrenalis
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
Fewer than 5 records of Indian Flying Snake at Minneriya National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Daily activity pattern needs at least 5 timestamped observations in GBIF. Not enough data yet for this species globally.
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 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |