Cobra-do-folhiço
Echinanthera melanostigma
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusEchinanthera (Brazilian Tropical Snakes)
- SpeciesEchinanthera melanostigma (Cobra-do-folhiço)
Closest Relatives at Tijuca National Park
Head-striped Leaf-litter Snake
Echinanthera cephalostriata
Military Ground Snake
Erythrolamprus miliaris
Brown Sipo
Chironius fuscus
Two-headed Sipo
Chironius bicarinatus
Coastal Sipo
Chironius foveatus
Raddi's Lizard-eating Snake
Elapomorphus quinquelineatus
Neuwied's False Fer-de-lance
Xenodon neuwiedii
Neotropical Snail-eater
Dipsas indica
Amazon Puffing Snake
Spilotes sulphureus
Linnaeus' Sipo
Chironius exoletus
Tropical Flat Snake
Siphlophis compressus
Guanabara Spotted Night Snake
Siphlophis pulcher
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Cobra-do-folhiço at Tijuca National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |