Stegonotus caligocephalus
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Stegonotus caligocephalus, the dark-headed Sabah ground snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The snake is found in Malaysia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dark-headed Sabah Groundsnake sighting in Kinabalu Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 26th most-seen of the 69 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and August
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Dark-headed Sabah Groundsnake in Kinabalu Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and September, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dark-headed Sabah Groundsnake sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Kinabalu Park, in our data
Kinabalu Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Dark-headed Sabah Groundsnake sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Colubridae
The closest relatives of the Dark-headed Sabah Groundsnake that you can see in Kinabalu Park (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are Schmidt's Reed Snake (about 40%), Lined Reed Snake (about 30%) and Sarawak Keelback (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dark-headed Sabah Groundsnake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Kinabalu 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.
