Mottled Snail-eater
Sibon longifrenis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusSibon (Snail Suckers)
- SpeciesSibon longifrenis (Mottled Snail-eater)
Closest Relatives at Tortuguero National Park
Cloudy Snail-eating Snake
Sibon nebulatus
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
Green Vine Snake
Oxybelis fulgidus
Cope's Parrot Snake
Leptophis depressirostris
Köhler’s Vine Snake
Oxybelis koehleri
Adorned Graceful Brown Snake
Rhadinaea decorata
Chicken Snake
Spilotes pullatus
Oliver's Parrot Snake
Leptophis nebulosus
Ornate Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira ornata
Orangebelly Swamp Snake
Tretanorhinus nigroluteus
Puffing Snake
Phrynonax poecilonotus
Speckled Racer
Drymobius margaritiferus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Mottled Snail-eater at Tortuguero National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · 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 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |