Side-striped palm pit viper

Side-striped palm pit viper

Bothriechis lateralis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Braulio Carrillo National Park
14 Verified records at Braulio Carrillo National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

Common names: side-striped palm pitviper side-striped palm viper, more. Bothriechis lateralis is a pit viper species found in the mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama. No subspecies are currently recognized. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Side-striped palm pit viper sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
2 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
3 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
4 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
5 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
6 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
7 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
8 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
9 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
10 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
11 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Side-striped palm pit viper in Braulio Carrillo National Park?

About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Side-striped palm pit viper sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Side-striped palm pit viper in Braulio Carrillo National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Side-striped palm pit viper in Braulio Carrillo National Park in our monthly data.

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