Black-speckled Palm Pit Viper

Closest Relatives at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve

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	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
2	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
3	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
4	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
5	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
6	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
7	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-speckled Palm Pit Viper in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

About 6% of visitor-days record a Black-speckled Palm Pit Viper sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black-speckled Palm Pit Viper in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

April has the highest sighting rate for Black-speckled Palm Pit Viper in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in our monthly data.