Erythrolamprus jaegeri
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Erythrolamprus jaegeri, commonly known as Jaeger's ground snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to South America. There are two recognized subspecies. The specific name, jaegeri, is in honor of German paleontologist Georg Friedrich Jäger.
Erythrolamprus jaegeri is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Erythrolamprus jaegeri is found in a variety of habitats, including forest, shrubland, grassland, and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes from near sea level to 1,300 m (4,270 ft).
Erythrolamprus jaegeri belongs to the genus Erythrolamprus, which contains over 50 species. The genus Erythrolamprus belongs to the subfamily Dipsadinae, which is sometimes referred to as the family Dipsadidae. The relationships of Erythrolamprus species located in northern South America can be shown in the cladogram below, based on molecular DNA analysis:
Erythrolamprus jaegeri is oviparous. Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. Erythrolamprus jaegeri coralliventris (Boulenger... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Jaeger's Ground Snake sighting in Iberá National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 8th most-seen of the 10 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.
September and December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Jaeger's Ground Snake in Iberá National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–April, June–August and November, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Jaeger's Ground Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Iberá National Park, in our data
Iberá National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Jaeger's Ground Snake sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Colubridae
The closest relatives of the Jaeger's Ground Snake that you can see in Iberá National Park (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are False Water Cobra (about 20%) and Wagler's Snake (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Jaeger's Ground Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Iberá 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.
