Uromacer catesbyi
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Uromacer catesbyi, also known commonly as the blunt-headed Hispaniolan vine snake and Catesby's pointed snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the island of Hispaniola. The specific name, catesbyi, is in honor of English naturalist Mark Catesby.
U. catesbyi is native to the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Although the preferred natural habitat of U. catesbyi is forest at altitudes from sea level to 1,300 m (4,270 ft), it is also often found in disturbed areas. U. catesbyi is an arboreal species.
U. catesbyi preys upon frogs (such as Osteopilus), lizards (such as Anolis), and birds (such as Coereba flaveola). U. catesbyi is oviparous. Including the nominotypical subspecies, eight subspecies are recognized as being valid.
Uromacer catesbyi catesbyi (Schlegel, 1837) Uromacer catesbyi cereolineatus Schwartz, 1970 Uromacer catesbyi frondicolor Schwartz, 1970 Uromacer catesbyi hariolatus Schwartz, 1970 Uromacer catesbyi inchausteguii Schwartz, 1970
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Santo Domingo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Catesby's Pointed Snake sighting in Santo Domingo on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 14th most-seen of the 22 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Catesby's Pointed Snake in Santo Domingo on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, May–July, September and December, the lowest months. That is one of Santo Domingo's wettest months, with about 70 mm of rain against 20 mm in February.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Catesby's Pointed 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 Santo Domingo, in our data
Santo Domingo is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Catesby's Pointed Snake sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Catesby's Pointed Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Santo Domingo (9 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.
