Mexican Parrot Snake

Mexican Parrot Snake

Leptophis mexicanus

20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
<5
May
0–10
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
2 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
3 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
4 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
5 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
6 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
7 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
8 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
9 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
10 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
11 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
12 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
Insufficient data
13 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
14 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
15 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
16 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
17 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
18 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
19 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mexican Parrot Snake in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?

About 23% of visitor-days record a Mexican Parrot Snake sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 21 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Mexican Parrot Snake in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?

October has the highest sighting rate for Mexican Parrot Snake in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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