Tropidonophis picturatus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Tropidonophis picturatus, the painted keelback, is a species of colubrid snake. It is found in Indonesia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Painted keelback sighting in Raja Ampat on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 30th most-seen of the 33 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.
December
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Painted keelback in Raja Ampat on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, May–September and November, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Painted keelback sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Raja Ampat, in our data
Raja Ampat is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Painted keelback sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Colubridae
The closest relatives of the Painted keelback that you can see in Raja Ampat (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are Brown Tree Snake (about 30%), Rainbow Ground Snake (about 20%) and Coconut Tree Snake (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Painted keelback is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Raja Ampat (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.
