Mair's Keelback
Mair's KeelbackMair's Keelback

Mair's Keelback

Tropidonophis mairii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Kakadu National Park
29 Verified records at Kakadu National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

Tropidonophis mairii, also known commonly as Mair's keelback, the common keelback, and the freshwater snake, is a species of colubrid snake in the subfamily Natricinae. The species is native to Australasia. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Mair's Keelback sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 29 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kakadu National Park

Brown Tree Snake
LC

Brown Tree Snake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Boiga irregularis

20–30% · Possible
Black Treesnake
LC

Black Treesnake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Dendrelaphis punctulatus

20–30% · Possible
Slaty-grey snake

Slaty-grey snake

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Stegonotus australis

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
40–50
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
30–40
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
40–50
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 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
2 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
3 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
4 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
5 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
6 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
7 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mair's Keelback in Kakadu National Park?

About 26% of wildlife watchers report a Mair's Keelback sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 29 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Mair's Keelback in Kakadu National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Mair's Keelback in Kakadu National Park in our monthly data.

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