Paraphimophis rusticus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Paraphimophis is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae that contains the sole species Paraphimophis rusticus. It is commonly known as the Culebra. It is endemic to South America, and can be found in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. Wikipedia →
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Argentina · 2025
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Musurana sighting in Buenos Aires on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 13th most-seen of the 22 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and September–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Musurana in Buenos Aires on a given day, against under 5% in May–August and December–March, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown Musurana sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Buenos Aires, in our data
Buenos Aires is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Brown Musurana sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Colubridae
The closest relatives of the Brown Musurana that you can see in Buenos Aires (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are Golden Liophis (about 10%) and Brazilian Keelback (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown Musurana is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Buenos Aires (22 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.
