Central American Tree Snake
Imantodes gemmistratus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusImantodes (Blunt-headed Tree Snakes)
- SpeciesImantodes gemmistratus (Central American Tree Snake)
Closest Relatives at Santa Rosa National Park
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
Western Tree Snake
Imantodes inornatus
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
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
Active throughout day and night · 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 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Central American Tree Snake in Santa Rosa National Park?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Central American Tree Snake sighting in Santa Rosa National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Central American Tree Snake in Santa Rosa National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Central American Tree Snake in Santa Rosa National Park in our monthly data.