Dendrelaphis pictus
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Dendrelaphis pictus, commonly known as either the common bronzeback, painted bronzeback, or Indonesian bronzeback, is a species of colubrid snake found in Southeast Asia. Dendrelaphis pictus belongs to the genus Dendrelaphis, which contains 48 other described species.
Dendrelaphis is one of five genera belonging to the vine snake subfamily Ahaetuliinae, of which Dendrelaphis is most closely related to Chrysopelea, as shown in the cladogram below: It is found throughout Southeast Asian forests in Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, China, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, and Singapore. Populations from India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar are now considered to belong to the separate species Dendrelaphis proarchos.
The snake's colouration is olive or brown above with a yellow lateral stripe, bordered below by a dark line between the outer scales and the ventrals. A black stripe on each side of the head passes through the eye, widens or breaks up into spots, separated by bluish-green bands on the nape. The upper lip is yellow, and the lower surface yellowish or greenish. Length of head and body approximately 74 cm (29 in) and the tail... Wikipedia →
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Indonesia · 2024
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bandar Lampung | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Denpasar | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Yogyakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Kuching | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Semarang | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 8 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 9 | Ho Chi Minh City | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 10 | Bangkok | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Bronze-back sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 21st most-seen of the 56 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June–August and October–December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Bronze-back in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and September, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Bronze-back sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Common Bronze-back sightings, Kaeng Krachan National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (Malaysia, about 40%), Bako National Park (Malaysia, about 40%) and Gunung Leuser National Park (Indonesia, about 40%).
Same genus: Dendrelaphis
The closest relatives of the Common Bronze-back that you can see in Kaeng Krachan National Park (genus Dendrelaphis, Bronzebacks) are sawtooth-necked bronzeback (about 10%) and Wall's Bronzeback (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Bronze-back is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Kaeng Krachan National Park (20 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.
