Siphlophis cervinus
Silhouette: Alex Slavenko · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Siphlophis cervinus, the Panamanian spotted night snake or Panama spotted night snake, is a snake found in Amazonian South America and Trinidad and Tobago. Boos, Hans E.A. (2001). The snakes of Trinidad and Tobago. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, TX. ISBN 1-58544-116-3.
Species Siphlophis cervinus at The Reptile Database Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Panama Spotted Night Snake sighting in Soberanía National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 27th most-seen of the 52 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Panama Spotted Night Snake in Soberanía National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, July–September and December, the lowest months. That is one of Soberanía National Park's wettest months, with about 330 mm of rain against 25 mm in February.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Panama Spotted Night Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Panama Spotted Night Snake sightings, Soberanía National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Brownsberg Nature Park (Suriname, about 40%).
Same family: Colubridae
The closest relatives of the Panama Spotted Night Snake that you can see in Soberanía National Park (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are Rhombic Cat-eyed Snake (about 20%), Ornate Cat-eyed Snake (about 10%) and Striped Vine Snake (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Panama Spotted Night Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Soberanía National Park (16 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.
