Mountain Keelback

Mountain Keelback

Helicops angulatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Yasuní National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
30–40
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
<5
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
2 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
3 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
4 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
0–10%
5 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
6 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
7 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
8 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
9 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
10 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
11 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mountain Keelback in Yasuní National Park?

About 16% of visitor-days record a Mountain Keelback sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Mountain Keelback in Yasuní National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Mountain Keelback in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.

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