Adelphicos quadrivirgatum
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Adelphicos quadrivirgatum, also known commonly as the Middle American burrowing snake and la zacatera de Jan in New World Spanish, is a species of snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to Mexico and Central America.
Adelphicos quadrivirgatum is found in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Mexico; in Mexico, its range extends southward from the Mexican states of Nuevo León and Tamaulipas to San Luis Potosí, Veracruz, Querétaro, Hidalgo, Puebla, Oaxaca, and Chiapas.
Adelphicos quadrivirgatum inhabits tropical and subtropical wet and moist forest at elevations from sea level to 1,740 m (5,710 ft). Adelphicos quadrivirgatus is terrestrial, and it is often found beneath logs. Adelphicos quadrivirgatum is a small snake. Adult females may attain a total length of 36.5 cm (14.4 in), which includes a tail 5.5 cm (2.2 in) long. Dorsally, it is pale reddish brown, with four or five blackish narrow stripes. Ventrally, it is whitish with a brown stripe along the middle of the tail.
Adelphicos quadrivirgatum preys mainly on earthworms. Adelphicos... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Middle American Burrowing Snake sighting in Lago de Yojoa on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 12th most-seen of the 14 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.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Middle American Burrowing Snake in Lago de Yojoa on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Middle American Burrowing Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Lago de Yojoa, in our data
Lago de Yojoa is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Middle American Burrowing Snake sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Colubridae
The closest relatives of the Middle American Burrowing Snake that you can see in Lago de Yojoa (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are Blunthead Tree Snake (about 20%) and Ringneck Coffee Snake (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Middle American Burrowing Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Lago de Yojoa (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.
