Genus

Sunbeam Snakes

Xenopeltis

1 species in our catalog · found in 4 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyXenopeltidae (Sunbeam Snakes)
GenusXenopeltis (Sunbeam Snakes)

Species in this group

Xenopeltis unicolor

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

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

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

<5%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Sunbeam Snakes

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: 2 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 1	~20%
	Asian Sunbeam Snake			~20%
2	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 1	~10%
	Asian Sunbeam Snake			~10%
3	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 1	~10%
	Asian Sunbeam Snake			~10%
4	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 1	~10%
	Asian Sunbeam Snake			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Denpasar	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 1	~20%
	Asian Sunbeam Snake			~20%
2	Ho Chi Minh City	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 1	~20%
	Asian Sunbeam Snake			~20%
3	Jakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 1	~10%
	Asian Sunbeam Snake			~10%
4	Bangkok	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 1	~10%
	Asian Sunbeam Snake			~10%
5	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 of 1	<5%
	Asian Sunbeam Snake			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Siam Serpentarium	🇹🇭 Thailand	In captivity
2	Snake Farm of Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute	🇹🇭 Thailand	In captivity

Sunbeam Snakes

Species in this group

Asian Sunbeam Snake

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Sunbeam Snakes

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found