Russell's Viper
Daboia russelii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyViperidae (Vipèrids)
- GenusDaboia
- SpeciesDaboia russelii (Russell's Viper)
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Russell's Viper sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Sightings of Russell's Viper are recorded here, but fewer than 5 of them carry a time of day in GBIF — sighting probability uses whole days, so it is unaffected. The hourly pattern needs timestamps we don't have yet.
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 | |
| 2 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Russell's Viper in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Russell's Viper sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Russell's Viper in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
September has the highest sighting rate for Russell's Viper in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.