Genus

Forest Racers

Dendrophidion

3 species in our catalog · found in 9 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyColubridae (Colubrid Snakes)
GenusDendrophidion (Forest Racers)

Species in this group

Dendrophidion percarinatum

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Dendrophidion dendrophis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dendrophidion paucicarinatum

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Forest Racers

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 11 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~20%
	South American Forest Racer			~20%
2	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~10%
	South American Forest Racer			~10%
3	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	~10%
	South American Forest Racer			~10%
4	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~10%
	South American Forest Racer			~10%
5	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 3	~10%
	Olive Forest Racer			~10%
6	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~10%
	South American Forest Racer			~10%
7	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~10%
	South American Forest Racer			~10%
8	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 3	~10%
	Olive Forest Racer			~10%
9	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	<5%
	Cope's Forest Racer			<5%

Forest Racers

Species in this group

South American Forest Racer

Olive Forest Racer

Cope's Forest Racer

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Forest Racers

Parks Ranked