South American Milksnake
Lampropeltis micropholis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusLampropeltis (Kingsnakes and Milk Snakes)
- SpeciesLampropeltis micropholis (South American Milksnake)
Closest Relatives at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
Central American Milksnake
Lampropeltis abnorma
Chicken Snake
Spilotes pullatus
Green Rat Snake
Senticolis triaspis
Puffing Snake
Phrynonax poecilonotus
Double-banded Coral Snake Mimic
Erythrolamprus bizona
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
Linnaeus' Sipo
Chironius exoletus
Spotted Coffee Snake
Ninia maculata
Green Vine Snake
Oxybelis fulgidus
Cloudy Snail-eating Snake
Sibon nebulatus
Dryad Snake
Mastigodryas melanolomus
Hoffmann's Earth Snake
Geophis hoffmanni
📅 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 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a South American Milksnake in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
About 9% of visitor-days record a South American Milksnake sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see South American Milksnake in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
June has the highest sighting rate for South American Milksnake in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in our monthly data.