Siphlophis cervinus
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Siphlophis cervinus, the Panamanian spotted night snake or Panama spotted night snake, is a snake found in Amazonian South America and Trinidad and Tobago. Boos, Hans E.A. (2001). The snakes of Trinidad and Tobago. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, TX. ISBN 1-58544-116-3.
Species Siphlophis cervinus at The Reptile Database Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Panama Spotted Night Snake sighting in Brownsberg Nature Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 13th most-seen of the 22 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Panama Spotted Night Snake in Brownsberg Nature Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, the lowest month. June and August–September have too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Panama Spotted Night Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Panama Spotted Night Snake sightings, Brownsberg Nature Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 10%) and Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 10%).
Same family: Colubridae
The closest relatives of the Panama Spotted Night Snake that you can see in Brownsberg Nature Park (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are Boie's Ground Snake (about 30%), Amazon Puffing Snake (about 30%) and Blunthead Tree Snake (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Panama Spotted Night Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Brownsberg Nature Park (7 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
