Cope's Black-striped Snake
Coniophanes piceivittis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusConiophanes (Black-striped Snakes)
- SpeciesConiophanes piceivittis (Cope's Black-striped Snake)
Coniophanes piceivittis, known commonly as Cope's black-striped snake, is a species of small snake in the subfamily Dipsadinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Central America and Mexico, and is found in a wide range of habitats. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Rincón de la Vieja National Park
Black-banded Snake
Scolecophis atrocinctus
Puffing Snake
Phrynonax poecilonotus
Köhler’s Vine Snake
Oxybelis koehleri
Green Rat Snake
Senticolis triaspis
Dryad Snake
Mastigodryas melanolomus
Lower-montane Green Racer
Drymobius melanotropis
Double-banded Coral Snake Mimic
Erythrolamprus bizona
Central American Tree Snake
Imantodes gemmistratus
Green Vine Snake
Oxybelis fulgidus
Central American Lyresnake
Trimorphodon quadruplex
Central American Indigo Snake
Drymarchon melanurus
Common Mussurana
Clelia clelia
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Cope's Black-striped Snake at Rincón de la Vieja National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · 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 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |