Leptodrymus pulcherrimus
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
Leptodrymus is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae that contains the sole species Leptodrymus pulcherrimus. It is known as the striped lowland snake or green-headed racer. It is found throughout Central America, in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Honduras. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Lowland Snake sighting in San Pedro Sula on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 15th most-seen of the 18 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July, September and November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Lowland Snake in San Pedro Sula on a given day, against under 5% in August, October and December–May, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Striped Lowland Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only San Pedro Sula, in our data
San Pedro Sula is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Striped Lowland Snake sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Colubridae
The closest relatives of the Striped Lowland Snake that you can see in San Pedro Sula (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are Pacific Longtail Snake (about 30%), Rhombic Cat-eyed Snake (about 20%) and Black-striped Snake (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Striped Lowland Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in San Pedro Sula (5 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.
