Duméril's Kukri Snake
Duméril's Kukri SnakeDuméril's Kukri Snake

Duméril's Kukri Snake

Oligodon sublineatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
9 Verified records at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Oligodon sublineatus, commonly known as Dumeril's kukri snake is a species of rear-fanged kukri snake found in Sri Lanka. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Duméril's Kukri Snake sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Templeton's Kukri Snake
EN

Templeton's Kukri Snake

Reptile

Oligodon calamarius

10–20% · With luck
Green Vine Snake
LC Endemic

Green Vine Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Ahaetulla nasuta

70–80% · Likely
Boulenger's Keelback

Boulenger's Keelback

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Fowlea asperrimus

40–50% · Likely
Stripe-Tailed Bronzeback
VU

Stripe-Tailed Bronzeback

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Dendrelaphis caudolineolatus

40–50% · Likely
Ceylon Wolf Snake
EN

Ceylon Wolf Snake

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Lycodon carinatus

30–40% · Possible
Schokar's bronzeback
VU

Schokar's bronzeback

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Dendrelaphis schokari

20–30% · Possible
Beddome's Cat Snake
LC

Beddome's Cat Snake

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Boiga beddomei

20–30% · Possible
Dhaman
LC

Dhaman

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Ptyas mucosa

10–20% · With luck
Barnes' Cat Snake
VU

Barnes' Cat Snake

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Boiga barnesii

10–20% · With luck
Sri Lanka Cat Snake
LC

Sri Lanka Cat Snake

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Boiga ceylonensis

10–20% · With luck
Blossom Krait
EN

Blossom Krait

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Rhabdophis ceylonensis

10–20% · With luck
Split Keelback
LC

Split Keelback

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Atretium schistosum

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Duméril's Kukri Snake in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Duméril's Kukri Snake sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Duméril's Kukri Snake in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

June has the highest sighting rate for Duméril's Kukri Snake in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

← Back to Sinharaja Forest Reserve