Panama Spotted Night Snake
Siphlophis cervinus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusSiphlophis
- SpeciesSiphlophis cervinus (Panama Spotted Night Snake)
Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park
Tropical Flat Snake
Siphlophis compressus
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
Philodryas argentea
Xenoxybelis argenteus
Catesby's Snail-eater
Dipsas catesbyi
Mountain Keelback
Helicops angulatus
Wagler's Sipo
Chironius scurrulus
Big Ground Snake
Atractus major
South American Sipo
Chironius multiventris
Northern Woodland Racer
Drymoluber dichrous
Olive Forest Racer
Dendrophidion dendrophis
Blind Ground Snake
Erythrolamprus typhlus
Black-collared Snake
Drepanoides anomalus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 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 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 11 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 13 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Panama Spotted Night Snake in Yasuní National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Panama Spotted Night Snake sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Panama Spotted Night Snake in Yasuní National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Panama Spotted Night Snake in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.