Cerrophidion wilsoni
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Cerrophidion wilsoni, the Honduras montane pitviper, is a species of venomous snake in the family Viperidae. It is endemic to Central America, where it is found in Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua. It is widespread in highland cloud forests within its range, being found at elevations of 1,400 to 3,491 m (4,593 to 11,453 ft). The pitviper has a coffee-brown body color, with dark to chestnut brown splotches on the back, frequently fused to make a zig-zagging stripe. The sides have a series of blackish-brown, nearly round splotches, while the side of the head has a blackish-brown stripe from the eye to past the jaw, occasionally merging with the first of the dark patches on the sides. The underside is pale.
Specimens of Cerrophidion wilsoni were formerly considered to belong to C. godmani, which was then considered to be a wide-ranging species distributed from Mexico south to Panama. Beginning in the 2000s, genetic evidence began suggesting that C. godmani as then defined was paraphyletic with regard to the other two species in its genus, with deep divergences between different clades included in the species.
Cerrophidion wilsoni was formally described in 2012 based... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Tigra National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Wilson's Montane Pitviper sighting in Cusuco National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th most-seen of the 18 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Wilson's Montane Pitviper in Cusuco National Park on a given day, against about 10% in April–May and August–October, the lowest months. March and November–January have too few records to rate.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wilson's Montane Pitviper sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Wilson's Montane Pitviper sightings, Cusuco National Park ranks 2nd at about 40%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in La Tigra National Park (Honduras, about 40%).
Same family: Viperidae
The closest relatives of the Wilson's Montane Pitviper that you can see in Cusuco National Park (family Viperidae, Vipers) are Central American Jumping Pit Viper (about 30%) and March's Palm Pit Viper (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Wilson's Montane Pitviper is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Cusuco National Park (13 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
