Cope's Parrot Snake
Leptophis depressirostris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusLeptophis (Parrot Snakes)
- SpeciesLeptophis depressirostris (Cope's Parrot Snake)
Closest Relatives at Tortuguero National Park
Oliver's Parrot Snake
Leptophis nebulosus
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
Green Vine Snake
Oxybelis fulgidus
Cloudy Snail-eating Snake
Sibon nebulatus
Köhler’s Vine Snake
Oxybelis koehleri
Adorned Graceful Brown Snake
Rhadinaea decorata
Chicken Snake
Spilotes pullatus
Ornate Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira ornata
Orangebelly Swamp Snake
Tretanorhinus nigroluteus
Puffing Snake
Phrynonax poecilonotus
Speckled Racer
Drymobius margaritiferus
Cope's Vine Snake
Oxybelis brevirostris
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · 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 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 15 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cope's Parrot Snake in Tortuguero National Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Cope's Parrot Snake sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cope's Parrot Snake in Tortuguero National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Cope's Parrot Snake in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.