Blunthead Tree Snake
Imantodes cenchoa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusImantodes (Blunt-headed Tree Snakes)
- SpeciesImantodes cenchoa (Blunthead Tree Snake)
Imantodes cenchoa, also known commonly as the blunthead tree snake, the neotropical blunt-headed tree snake, and the fiddle-string snake, is a species of mildly venomous, rear-fanged snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Mexico, Central America, and South America. Wikipedia →
30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Blunthead Tree Snake sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 60 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park
Amazon Basin Tree Snake
Imantodes lentiferus
Diurnal Vine Snake
Xenoxybelis argenteus
Catesby's Snail-eater
Dipsas catesbyi
Mountain Keelback
Helicops angulatus
Wagler's Sipo
Chironius scurrulus
Tropical Flat Snake
Siphlophis compressus
Big Ground Snake
Atractus major
South American Sipo
Chironius multiventris
Northern Woodland Racer
Drymoluber dichrous
Olive Forest Racer
Dendrophidion dendrophis
Chicken Snake
Spilotes pullatus
Panama Spotted Night Snake
Siphlophis cervinus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blunthead Tree Snake in Yasuní National Park?
About 31% of wildlife watchers report a Blunthead Tree Snake sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 60 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blunthead Tree Snake in Yasuní National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Blunthead Tree Snake in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.