Central American Indigo Snake
Drymarchon melanurus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusDrymarchon (Indigo Snakes)
- SpeciesDrymarchon melanurus (Central American Indigo Snake)
Closest Relatives at Puracé National Natural Park
South American Milksnake
Lampropeltis micropholis
Cloudy Snail-eating Snake
Sibon nebulatus
Atractus chthonius
Atractus chthonius
Mountain Sipo
Chironius monticola
Double-banded Coral Snake Mimic
Erythrolamprus bizona
Fire-bellied Snake
Erythrolamprus epinephalus
Boddaert's Tropical Racer
Mastigodryas boddaerti
Atractus atratus
Atractus atratus
Culebra Boba Verde
Erythrolamprus epinephelus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Central American Indigo Snake at Puracé National Natural Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 6 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 7 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 8 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 10 | Masaya Volcano National Park | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 11 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 13 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 14 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |