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 Santa Rosa National Park
Rhombic Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira rhombifera
Central American Lyresnake
Trimorphodon quadruplex
Black-banded Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira nigrofasciata
Sooty Black-striped Snake
Coniophanes piceivittis
Cope's Snail Sucker
Sibon anthracops
Köhler’s Vine Snake
Oxybelis koehleri
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
Central American Tree Snake
Imantodes gemmistratus
Pacific Longtail Snake
Enulius flavitorques
Blood Snake
Stenorrhina freminvillei
Striped Lowland Snake
Leptodrymus pulcherrimus
Red Coffee Snake
Ninia sebae
📅 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 | 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 |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Central American Indigo Snake in Santa Rosa National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Central American Indigo Snake sighting in Santa Rosa National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Central American Indigo Snake in Santa Rosa National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Central American Indigo Snake in Santa Rosa National Park in our monthly data.