Metlapilcoatlus (Jumping Pit Vipers)

Genus

Jumping Pit Vipers

Metlapilcoatlus

3 species in our catalog · found in 13 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Guatemalan Jumping Pitviper

Guatemalan Jumping Pitviper

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Metlapilcoatlus occiduus

Insufficient data
Central American Jumping Pit Viper

Central American Jumping Pit Viper

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Metlapilcoatlus mexicanus

20–30% · Possible
🦎 No photo available

Honduras Jumping Pit Viper

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Metlapilcoatlus indomitus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Jumping Pit Vipers

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
30–40%
2 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
20–30%
3 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
4 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
10–20%
5 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
10–20%
6 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
5–10%
7 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
5–10%
8 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
5–10%
9 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize 1
5–10%
10 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
5–10%
11 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
5–10%
12 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
13 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%