Black-headed Collared Snake
Sibynophis melanocephalus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colubrid Snakes)
- GenusSibynophis (Many-toothed Snakes)
- SpeciesSibynophis melanocephalus (Black-headed Collared Snake)
About the Black-headed Collared Snake
Sibynophis melanocephalus, commonly known as the black-headed collared snake or Malayan many-toothed snake, is a nonvenomous species of colubrid snake found in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, and Vietnam. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Tanjung Puting National Park
Oriental Whipsnake
Ahaetulla prasina
Brown Whip Snake
Dryophiops rubescens
Malayan Ringneck
Liopeltis tricolor
Orange-lipped Keelback
Rhabdophis flaviceps
Triangle Keelback
Xenochrophis trianguligerus
Gold-ringed Cat Snake
Boiga dendrophila
Gray Bronzeback
Dendrelaphis caudolineatus
Elegant Bronzeback
Dendrelaphis formosus
Half-keeled Kukri Snake
Oligodon signatus
Brown Rat Snake
Ptyas fusca
Jasper Cat Snake
Boiga jaspidea
Striped Dwarf Treesnake
Lycodon tristrigatus
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 | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Tanjung Puting National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |