Genus

Snail Suckers

Sibon

5 species in our catalog · found in 16 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyColubridae (Colubrid Snakes)
GenusSibon (Snail Suckers)

Species in this group

Sibon nebulatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Sibon dimidiatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Sibon anthracops

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Sibon longifrenis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Sibon annulatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Snail Suckers

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 10 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	3 of 5	~60%
	Cloudy Snail-eating Snake			~30%
	Mottled Snail-eater			~20%
	Ringed Snail Sucker			~20%
2	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 5	~50%
	Cloudy Snail-eating Snake			~30%
	Mottled Snail-eater			~20%
3	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 5	~40%
	Cloudy Snail-eating Snake			~20%
	Mottled Snail-eater			~20%
	Ringed Snail Sucker			~10%
4	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 5	~30%
	Slender Snail Sucker			~30%
5	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 5	~30%
	Cloudy Snail-eating Snake			~30%
6	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 5	~30%
	Cloudy Snail-eating Snake			~30%
7	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	~30%
	Cope's Snail Sucker			~30%
8	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	~20%
	Cloudy Snail-eating Snake			~20%
9	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	~20%
	Cloudy Snail-eating Snake			~20%
10	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	~20%
	Cope's Snail Sucker			~20%
11	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	~20%
	Cloudy Snail-eating Snake			~20%
12	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 5	~10%
	Slender Snail Sucker			~10%
	Cloudy Snail-eating Snake			~10%
13	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	~10%
	Cloudy Snail-eating Snake			~10%
14	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 5	~10%
	Cloudy Snail-eating Snake			~10%
15	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 5	~10%
	Ringed Snail Sucker			~10%
16	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 5	~10%
	Cloudy Snail-eating Snake			~10%