Lycodon subcinctus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Lycodon subcinctus, commonly known as the Malayan banded wolf snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. This snake has banded pattern that resembles a Krait. The snake is found in Asia. Lycodon subcinctus maculatus (Cope, 1895)
Lycodon subcinctus subcinctus Boie, 1827 Species Lycodon subcinctus at The Reptile Database Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Malayan Banded Wolf Snake sighting in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 39th most-seen of the 47 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Malayan Banded Wolf Snake in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–April, June and August–November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Malayan Banded Wolf Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Gunung Leuser National Park, in our data
Gunung Leuser National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Malayan Banded Wolf Snake sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Colubridae
The closest relatives of the Malayan Banded Wolf Snake that you can see in Gunung Leuser National Park (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are Common Bronze-back (about 40%), Western Mangrove Cat Snake (about 20%) and Gray Bronzeback (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Malayan Banded Wolf Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Gunung Leuser National Park (5 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.
