Eastern Slow-worm

Eastern Slow-worm

Anguis colchica

40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Białowieża National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
30–40
Apr
70–80
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
40–50
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
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 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
40–50%
2 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
20–30%
3 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
10–20%
4 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Slow-worm in Białowieża National Park?

About 48% of visitor-days record a Eastern Slow-worm sighting in Białowieża National Park, based on 48 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Eastern Slow-worm in Białowieża National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Slow-worm in Białowieża National Park in our monthly data.

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