Genus

Mock Vipers

Psammodynastes

2 species in our catalog · found in 8 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyPseudaspididae (Mole and Western Keeled Snakes)
GenusPsammodynastes (Mock Vipers)

Species in this group

Psammodynastes pictus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Psammodynastes pulverulentus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~10%

May

~30%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Mock Vipers

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 2 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 1 zoo or centre

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Tanjung Puting National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 2	~50%
	Painted Mock Viper			~50%
2	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 2	~40%
	Common Mock Viper			~40%
3	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2 of 2	~40%
	Common Mock Viper			~20%
	Painted Mock Viper			~20%
4	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 2	~30%
	Common Mock Viper			~30%
5	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 2	~30%
	Common Mock Viper			~30%
6	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 2	~20%
	Common Mock Viper			~20%
7	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 2	~10%
	Common Mock Viper			~10%
8	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 2	~10%
	Common Mock Viper			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 2	~10%
	Common Mock Viper			~10%
2	Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	1 of 2	~10%
	Common Mock Viper			~10%
3	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 2	~10%
	Common Mock Viper			~10%
4	Kaohsiung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 2	~10%
	Common Mock Viper			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Zoológico Miguél Álvarez del Toro	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity

Mock Vipers

Species in this group

Painted Mock Viper

Common Mock Viper

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Mock Vipers

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found