Cope's Snail Sucker
Sibon anthracops
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusSibon (Snail Suckers)
- SpeciesSibon anthracops (Cope's Snail Sucker)
Closest Relatives at Ostional Wildlife Refuge
Köhler’s Vine Snake
Oxybelis koehleri
Central American Lyresnake
Trimorphodon quadruplex
Black-necked Centipede Snake
Tantilla armillata
Striped Lowland Snake
Leptodrymus pulcherrimus
Rhombic Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira rhombifera
Central American Tree Snake
Imantodes gemmistratus
Green Vine Snake
Oxybelis fulgidus
Pacific Longtail Snake
Enulius flavitorques
Central American Milksnake
Lampropeltis abnorma
Mexican Parrot Snake
Leptophis mexicanus
Road Guarder
Conophis lineatus
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Cope's Snail Sucker at Ostional Wildlife Refuge — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · 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 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |