Genus

Latin American Earth Snakes

Geophis

7 species in our catalog · found in 15 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyColubridae (Colubrid Snakes)
GenusGeophis (Latin American Earth Snakes)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Geophis nephodrymus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Geophis talamancae

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Geophis hoffmanni

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Geophis godmani

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Geophis brachycephalus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Geophis zeledoni

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Geophis nigroalbus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

~10%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Latin American Earth 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

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~20%
	Black-tailed Worm Snake			~20%
	Hoffmann's Earth Snake			Insufficient data
2	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	~20%
	Hoffmann's Earth Snake			Insufficient data
	Godman's Earth Snake			Insufficient data
	Gray Earth Snake			~10%
	🦎 Dark-bellied Worm Snake			Insufficient data
3	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~20%
	Cloud Forest Earth Snake			Insufficient data
4	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Godman's Earth Snake			Insufficient data
	Black-tailed Worm Snake			Insufficient data
5	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	4	~10%
	Gray Earth Snake			<5%
	Hoffmann's Earth Snake			Insufficient data
	Black-tailed Worm Snake			Insufficient data
	Godman's Earth Snake			Insufficient data
6	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Hoffmann's Earth Snake			Insufficient data
	Gray Earth Snake			Insufficient data
7	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Gray Earth Snake			~10%
	Hoffmann's Earth Snake			Insufficient data
8	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Hoffmann's Earth Snake			Insufficient data
9	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Hoffmann's Earth Snake			Insufficient data
	Gray Earth Snake			Insufficient data
10	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Hoffmann's Earth Snake			~10%
11	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Colombian Earth Snake			Insufficient data
12	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Hoffmann's Earth Snake			Insufficient data
13	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Godman's Earth Snake			Insufficient data
14	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Hoffmann's Earth Snake			Insufficient data
15	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Hoffmann's Earth Snake			Insufficient data