Panama Spotted Night Snake
Siphlophis cervinus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusSiphlophis
- SpeciesSiphlophis cervinus (Panama Spotted Night 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
Werner's Sipo
Chironius flavopictus
Puffing Snake
Phrynonax poecilonotus
Central American Lizard Eater
Mastigodryas alternatus
Pacific Longtail Snake
Enulius flavitorques
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 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 11 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 13 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Panama Spotted Night Snake in Soberanía National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Panama Spotted Night Snake sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Panama Spotted Night Snake in Soberanía National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Panama Spotted Night Snake in Soberanía National Park in our monthly data.