Guyana Blind Snake
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Guyana Blind Snake

Epictia tenella

20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Brownsberg Nature Park
5 Verified records at Brownsberg Nature Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Epictia tenella, also known as the Guyana blind snake, is a species of blind snake found on Trinidad in the Caribbean, and in South America, where it ranges from Guyana south to Brazil and northwestern Peru. It can reach a length of 170 mm (6-11/16 in) snout-to-vent. It has a medium brown dorsal surface, with a paler ventral surface and a yellow tail. Its head is dark except for a white to yellow spot covering the upper half of its rostral scale. It is mesophilic. It burrows in damp soil and rotting vegetation, and possibly in ant and termite colonies. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Guyana Blind Snake sighting in Brownsberg Nature Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
5–10
Feb
60–70
Mar
30–40
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
20–30%
2 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Guyana Blind Snake in Brownsberg Nature Park?

About 29% of wildlife watchers report a Guyana Blind Snake sighting in Brownsberg Nature Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Guyana Blind Snake in Brownsberg Nature Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Guyana Blind Snake in Brownsberg Nature Park in our monthly data.

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