Atayal Slug-eating Snake

Atayal Slug-eating Snake

Pareas atayal

Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Taipei

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

27 Verified sightings at Taipei
August Best month

About the Atayal Slug-eating Snake

Pareas atayal, also known as the Atayal slug-eating snake, is a small, harmless snake endemic to Taiwan. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

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Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%

Closest Relatives at Taipei

No species of the same family or order lives in Taipei, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Atayal Slug-eating Snake in Taipei?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Atayal Slug-eating Snake sighting in Taipei on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 25th most-seen of the 35 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Atayal Slug-eating Snake in Taipei?

February, May–June and August–October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Atayal Slug-eating Snake in Taipei on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, July and November–January, the lowest months.

Where else can you see an Atayal Slug-eating Snake?

Only Taipei, in our data

Taipei is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Atayal Slug-eating Snake sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Atayal Slug-eating Snake sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Atayal Slug-eating Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Taipei (27 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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