Schokar's bronzeback
Dendrelaphis schokari
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusDendrelaphis (Bronzebacks)
- SpeciesDendrelaphis schokari (Schokar's bronzeback)
Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
Stripe-Tailed Bronzeback
Dendrelaphis caudolineolatus
Sinharaja Tree Snake
Dendrelaphis effrenis
Wickramasinghes' Bronzeback
Dendrelaphis wickrorum
Green Vine Snake
Ahaetulla nasuta
Boulenger's Keelback
Fowlea asperrimus
Ceylon Wolf Snake
Lycodon carinatus
Beddome's Cat Snake
Boiga beddomei
Dhaman
Ptyas mucosa
Sri Lanka Cat Snake
Boiga ceylonensis
Barnes' Cat Snake
Boiga barnesii
Duméril's Kukri Snake
Oligodon sublineatus
Split Keelback
Atretium schistosum
📅 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 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Schokar's bronzeback in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
About 30% of visitor-days record a Schokar's bronzeback sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Schokar's bronzeback in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
April has the highest sighting rate for Schokar's bronzeback in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.