Cerrophidion godmani
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Cerrophidion godmani is a venomous pit viper species native to southern Mexico and Guatemala. No subspecies are recognized as being valid. It is also known commonly as Godman's montane pit viper or Godman's pit viper. The specific name, godmani, is in honor of English zoologist Frederick DuCane Godman.
Terrestrial and moderately stout, adults of C. godmani are usually less than 55 cm (21.5 in) in total length (including tail), but sometimes grow to more than 75 cm (30 in). The tail is non-prehensile and short. The dorsal scales are in 21 rows at midbody.
C. godmani is found in Mexico, in the Mexican states of Chiapas and southeastern Oaxaca, and in Guatemala. Populations from south of Guatemala are assigned to a new species, Cerrophidion sasai. The type locality for C. godmani given by Günther in 1863 is "near Dueñas and on other parts of the tableland of Guatemala".
The preferred natural habitats of C. godmani are forest and grassland, at altitudes of 1,400–3,491 m (4,593–11,453 ft). C. godmani is terrestrial, and it is both diurnal and nocturnal. Adults of C. godmani prey predominately... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoológico Miguél Álvarez del Toro | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
No species of the same family or order lives in Guatemala City, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Godman's Montane Pit Viper sighting in Guatemala City on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 7th most-seen of the 9 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June–July and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Godman's Montane Pit Viper in Guatemala City on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–March, the lowest months. Those are among Guatemala City's wettest months, with about 210 mm of rain a month against 5 mm in January.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Godman's Montane Pit Viper sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Guatemala City, in our data
Guatemala City is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Godman's Montane Pit Viper sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Godman's Montane Pit Viper is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Guatemala City (8 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.
