Pareas carinatus
Silhouette: Marius Burger (photograph) · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The keeled slug-eating snake (Pareas carinatus) is a species of snake in the family Pareidae. It is relatively widespread in Southeast Asia, from southern China (Yunnan) to Burma and Indochina to the Malay Archipelago (Borneo, Java, Lombok, Sumatra, Bali).
Keeled slug-eating snakes live in or near forests. They are nocturnal and mostly arboreal, and as the common name suggests, they feed exclusively on snails and slugs. They are oviparous. While the species is negatively affected by forest destruction, IUCN considers these effects to be localized and not threatening the species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
No species of the same family or order lives in Bandung, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Keeled Slug Snake sighting in Bandung on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 17th most-seen of the 23 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Keeled Slug Snake in Bandung on a given day, against under 5% in January, April and June–October, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Keeled Slug Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Keeled Slug Snake sightings, Bandung ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Jakarta (Indonesia, about 50%) and Denpasar (Indonesia, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Keeled Slug Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Bandung (7 verified sightings), 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.
