Echinanthera cephalostriata
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Echinanthera cephalostriata is a species of snake of the family Colubridae in the subfamily Dipsadinae. The species is endemic to Brazil. Echinanthera cephalostriata is a species in the family Colubridae, common name "Head-striped Leaf-litter Snake". They're a slender, small to medium length snake, with a blotched pattern along their back and a thick black stripe down the sides. They're usually seen in colors of brown and grey, and have a bright yellow venter, with characteristically big eyes and a small head. They're non-venomous, and prey mainly upon amphibians. They are diurnal and might be spotted near creeks. They range from the Brazilian states of Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo, Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, and Espírito Santo. Little information has been recorded on this species.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Head-striped Leaf-litter Snake sighting in Tijuca National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 15th most-seen of the 21 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–March, May, July and September–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Head-striped Leaf-litter Snake in Tijuca National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, June, August and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Head-striped Leaf-litter Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Tijuca National Park, in our data
Tijuca National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Head-striped Leaf-litter Snake sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Colubridae
The closest relatives of the Head-striped Leaf-litter Snake that you can see in Tijuca National Park (family Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes) are Military Ground Snake (about 10%), Brown Sipo (about 10%) and Two-headed Sipo (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Head-striped Leaf-litter Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Tijuca National Park (8 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
