Mountain Keelback
Helicops angulatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusHelicops (Mountain Keelbacks)
- SpeciesHelicops angulatus (Mountain Keelback)
The brown-banded water snake (Helicops angulatus) is a species of aquatic snake found in tropical South America and Trinidad and Tobago. It is also known as the water mapepire. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Keelback sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
Shreve's Keelback
Helicops pastazae
Hagmann's Keelback
Helicops hagmanni
Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
Wagler's Sipo
Chironius scurrulus
Catesby's Snail-eater
Dipsas catesbyi
Diurnal Vine Snake
Xenoxybelis argenteus
South American Sipo
Chironius multiventris
Tropical Flat Snake
Siphlophis compressus
Wucherer's Ground Snake
Xenopholis scalaris
Banded Cat-eyed Snake
Leptodeira annulata
Northern Woodland Racer
Drymoluber dichrous
Brown Sipo
Chironius fuscus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
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 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 6 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 7 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 8 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 9 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mountain Keelback in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Keelback sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Mountain Keelback in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
April has the highest sighting rate for Mountain Keelback in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.