Gold-collared Snake
Liophidium rhodogaster
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyPseudoxyrhophiidae (Madagascar Brook Snakes)
- GenusLiophidium (Madagascar Smooth Snakes)
- SpeciesLiophidium rhodogaster (Gold-collared Snake)
Closest Relatives at Ranomafana National Park
White-lipped Smooth Snake
Liophidium torquatum
Ranomafana Big-headed Snake
Compsophis laphystius
Madagascar Cat-eyed Snake
Madagascarophis colubrinus
Forest Water Snake
Thamnosophis infrasignatus
Three-striped Ground Snake
Pseudoxyrhopus tritaeniatus
Slender Smooth Snake
Liopholidophis rhadinaea
White Banded Tree Snake
Phisalixella arctifasciata
Lateral Water Snake
Thamnosophis lateralis
Betsileo White-banded Tree Snake
Parastenophis betsileanus
Bernier's Striped Snake
Dromicodryas bernieri
Eastern Rainforest Smooth Snake
Liopholidophis dolicocercus
Eastern Madagascar Water Snake
Thamnosophis epistibes
📅 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 | Ranomafana National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Gold-collared Snake in Ranomafana National Park?
About 22% of visitor-days record a Gold-collared Snake sighting in Ranomafana National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Gold-collared Snake in Ranomafana National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Gold-collared Snake in Ranomafana National Park in our monthly data.