Uropeltidae (Shield-tailed Snakes)

Family

Shield-tailed Snakes

Uropeltidae

5 species in our catalog · found in 6 parks

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%
Jan
~10%
Feb
<5%
Mar
~10%
Apr
~10%
May
~10%
Jun
~10%
Jul
~10%
Aug
~20%
Sep
~10%
Oct
~20%
Nov
~10%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Shield-tailed Snakes

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
~20%
2 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
~20%
3 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
~10%
4 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 1
~10%
5 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 2
~10%
6 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India 1
~10%