Dhaman
Ptyas mucosa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusPtyas (Asian Rat Snakes)
- SpeciesPtyas mucosa (Dhaman)
Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
Green Vine Snake
Ahaetulla nasuta
Boulenger's Keelback
Fowlea asperrimus
Stripe-Tailed Bronzeback
Dendrelaphis caudolineolatus
Ceylon Wolf Snake
Lycodon carinatus
Schokar's bronzeback
Dendrelaphis schokari
Beddome's Cat Snake
Boiga beddomei
Sri Lanka Cat Snake
Boiga ceylonensis
Barnes' Cat Snake
Boiga barnesii
Duméril's Kukri Snake
Oligodon sublineatus
Split Keelback
Atretium schistosum
Blossom Krait
Rhabdophis ceylonensis
Templeton's Kukri Snake
Oligodon calamarius
📅 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 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 8 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 10 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 12 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Ba Be National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 14 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 17 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 18 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 19 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 20 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Dhaman in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
About 24% of visitor-days record a Dhaman sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 20 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Dhaman in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
December has the highest sighting rate for Dhaman in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.