Sri Lanka Cat Snake
Boiga ceylonensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusBoiga (Australasian Cat Snakes)
- SpeciesBoiga ceylonensis (Sri Lanka Cat Snake)
Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
Beddome's Cat Snake
Boiga beddomei
Barnes' Cat Snake
Boiga barnesii
Reddish Peninsular Cat Snake
Boiga forsteni
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
Dhaman
Ptyas mucosa
Duméril's Kukri Snake
Oligodon sublineatus
Split Keelback
Atretium schistosum
Blossom Krait
Rhabdophis ceylonensis
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 Sri Lanka Cat Snake in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
About 22% of visitor-days record a Sri Lanka Cat Snake sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sri Lanka Cat Snake in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
July has the highest sighting rate for Sri Lanka Cat Snake in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.