Stegonotus iridis
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Stegonotus iridis, the iridescent ground snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The snake is found in Indonesia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rainbow Ground Snake sighting in Raja Ampat on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 18th most-seen of the 33 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.
February–April and October–December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Rainbow Ground Snake in Raja Ampat on a given day, against under 5% in January, May–June and August–September, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rainbow Ground Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Raja Ampat, in our data
Raja Ampat is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Rainbow Ground Snake sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Colubridae
The closest relatives of the Rainbow Ground Snake that you can see in Raja Ampat (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are Brown Tree Snake (about 30%), Coconut Tree Snake (about 20%) and Painted keelback (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rainbow Ground Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Raja Ampat (15 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.
