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Bird's Head Peninsula Groundsnake
Stegonotus cucullatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colubrid Snakes)
- GenusStegonotus (Slatey-grey Snakes)
- SpeciesStegonotus cucullatus (Bird's Head Peninsula Groundsnake)
About the Bird's Head Peninsula Groundsnake
Stegonotus cucullatus, or the slaty-grey snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The snake is found in Northern Territory and Queensland, Australia, and in New Guinea. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Raja Ampat
Rainbow Ground Snake
Stegonotus iridis
De Rooij's Groundsnake
Stegonotus derooijae
Brown Tree Snake
Boiga irregularis
Barred keelback
Tropidonophis doriae
Coconut Tree Snake
Dendrelaphis calligaster
Painted keelback
Tropidonophis picturatus
New Guinea Bronzeback
Dendrelaphis lineolatus
Many-scaled keelback
Tropidonophis multiscutellatus
Big-eyed Tree Snake
Dendrelaphis macrops
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 | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.