Pacific Longtail Snake
Enulius flavitorques
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusEnulius (Mexican Longtail Snakes)
- SpeciesEnulius flavitorques (Pacific Longtail Snake)
Closest Relatives at Soberanía National Park
Rhombic Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira rhombifera
Striped Vine Snake
Oxybelis vittatus
Ornate Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira ornata
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
South American Forest Racer
Dendrophidion percarinatum
Fire-bellied Snake
Erythrolamprus epinephalus
Panama Spotted Night Snake
Siphlophis cervinus
Werner's Sipo
Chironius flavopictus
Puffing Snake
Phrynonax poecilonotus
Central American Lizard Eater
Mastigodryas alternatus
Western Tree Snake
Imantodes inornatus
Green Vine Snake
Oxybelis fulgidus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · 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 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pacific Longtail Snake in Soberanía National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Pacific Longtail Snake sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pacific Longtail Snake in Soberanía National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Pacific Longtail Snake in Soberanía National Park in our monthly data.