Genus

Sharp-nosed Shieldtails

Rhinophis

3 species in our catalog · found in 3 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyUropeltidae (Shield-tailed Snakes)
GenusRhinophis (Sharp-nosed Shieldtails)

Species in this group

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

Endemic

Rhinophis oxyrhynchus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

CR Endemic

Rhinophis erangaviraji

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Rhinophis tricoloratus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

~10%

Apr

<5%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

Where to see Sharp-nosed Shieldtails

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	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~20%
	Schneider's Shieldtail			Insufficient data
2	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~10%
	Schneider's Shieldtail			Insufficient data
3	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	~10%
	Eranga Viraj’s shieldtail snake			Insufficient data
	🦎 Deraniyagala’s Shieldtail			Insufficient data

Sharp-nosed Shieldtails

Species in this group

Schneider's Shieldtail

Eranga Viraj’s shieldtail snake

Deraniyagala’s Shieldtail

Daily sighting probability by month

Where to see Sharp-nosed Shieldtails

Parks Ranked