Daniel's Tropical Racer

Daniel's Tropical Racer

Mastigodryas danieli

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Medellín

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

16 Verified sightings at Medellín
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Daniel's Tropical Racer

Mastigodryas danieli, Daniel's tropical racer, is a species of snake found in Colombia. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Medellín 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Daniel's Tropical Racer in Medellín?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Daniel's Tropical Racer sighting in Medellín on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 8th most-seen of the 15 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Daniel's Tropical Racer in Medellín?

February–June and September–December

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Daniel's Tropical Racer in Medellín on a given day, against under 5% in January and July–August, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Daniel's Tropical Racer?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Daniel's Tropical Racer sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Daniel's Tropical Racer?

Only Medellín, in our data

Medellín is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Daniel's Tropical Racer sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Daniel's Tropical Racer live in Medellín?

Same family: Colubridae

The closest relatives of the Daniel's Tropical Racer that you can see in Medellín (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are Cloudy Snail-eating Snake (about 10%), Fire-bellied Snake (about 10%) and Black-headed Snake (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Daniel's Tropical Racer sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Daniel's Tropical Racer is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Medellín (16 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.

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