Boddaert's Tropical Racer
Boddaert's Tropical RacerBoddaert's Tropical RacerBoddaert's Tropical RacerBoddaert's Tropical Racer

Boddaert's Tropical Racer

Mastigodryas boddaerti

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Main Ridge Forest Reserve
6 Verified records at Main Ridge Forest Reserve
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

Mastigodryas boddaerti, commonly known as Boddaert's tropical racer, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to tropical South America including Trinidad and Tobago. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Boddaert's Tropical Racer sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Main Ridge Forest Reserve

Black-backed Snake
LC

Black-backed Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Erythrolamprus melanotus

30–40% · Possible
Venezuelan Cat-eyed Snake

Venezuelan Cat-eyed Snake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Leptodeira ashmeadii

30–40% · Possible
Cloudy Snail-eating Snake
LC

Cloudy Snail-eating Snake

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Sibon nebulatus

20–30% · Possible
Tobago Stream Snake
Endemic

Tobago Stream Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Erythrolamprus pseudoreginae

20–30% · Possible
Blunthead Tree Snake
LC

Blunthead Tree Snake

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Imantodes cenchoa

20–30% · Possible
Neuwied's False Boa
LC

Neuwied's False Boa

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Pseudoboa neuwiedii

20–30% · Possible
Hallowell's Coffee Snake

Hallowell's Coffee Snake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Ninia atrata

20–30% · Possible
Rutherford's Vine Snake

Rutherford's Vine Snake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Oxybelis rutherfordi

20–30% · Possible
Tobago false coral snake
LC Endemic

Tobago false coral snake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Erythrolamprus ocellatus

Insufficient data
Oliver's Parrot Snake
LC

Oliver's Parrot Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Leptophis coeruleodorsus

Insufficient data
Hallowell's Ground Snake

Hallowell's Ground Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Atractus fuliginosus

Insufficient data
Chicken Snake
LC

Chicken Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Spilotes pullatus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
40–50
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
60–70
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
30–40
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙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 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
20–30%
2 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
Insufficient data
3 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
4 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
5 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
6 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
7 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Boddaert's Tropical Racer in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?

About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Boddaert's Tropical Racer sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Boddaert's Tropical Racer in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?

August has the highest sighting rate for Boddaert's Tropical Racer in Main Ridge Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

← Back to Main Ridge Forest Reserve