Genus

Latin American Earth Snakes

Geophis

3 species in our catalog · found in 6 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyColubridae (Colubrid Snakes)
GenusGeophis (Latin American Earth Snakes)

Species in this group

Geophis talamancae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Geophis hoffmanni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Geophis brachycephalus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

~10%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

~10%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Latin American Earth Snakes

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 20 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 3	~20%
	Hoffmann's Earth Snake			~10%
	Gray Earth Snake			~10%
2	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~10%
	Black-tailed Worm Snake			~10%
3	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 3	~10%
	Gray Earth Snake			~10%
	Black-tailed Worm Snake			<5%
4	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~10%
	Gray Earth Snake			~10%
5	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~10%
	Hoffmann's Earth Snake			~10%
6	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~10%
	Hoffmann's Earth Snake			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	~10%
	Hoffmann's Earth Snake			~10%

Latin American Earth Snakes

Species in this group

Black-tailed Worm Snake

Hoffmann's Earth Snake

Gray Earth Snake

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Latin American Earth Snakes

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked