Calamaria lumbricoidea
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Calamaria lumbricoidea, commonly known as variable reed snake, is a species of dwarf snake in the family Colubridae. It is found in Thailand, W. Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Philippines. Flickr photo by Michael Cota Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Bandung | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Variable Reed 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.
February–March and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Variable Reed Snake in Bandung on a given day, against under 5% in April–October and December–January, the lowest months. Those are among Bandung's wettest months, with about 330 mm of rain a month against 45 mm in August.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Variable Reed Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Bandung, in our data
Bandung is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Variable Reed Snake sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Colubridae
The closest relatives of the Variable Reed Snake that you can see in Bandung (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are Oriental Whipsnake (about 20%), Black Copper Rat Snake (about 10%) and Triangle Keelback (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Variable Reed 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.
