Peter's Giant Blind Snake
Afrotyphlops schlegelii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyTyphlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)
- GenusAfrotyphlops
- SpeciesAfrotyphlops schlegelii (Peter's Giant Blind Snake)
Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 5 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Peter's Giant Blind Snake in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Peter's Giant Blind Snake sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Peter's Giant Blind Snake in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Peter's Giant Blind Snake in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.