Cape File Snake
Limaformosa capensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyLamprophiidae (Lamprophiid Snakes)
- GenusLimaformosa (African File Snakes)
- SpeciesLimaformosa capensis (Cape File Snake)
Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park
Brown House Snake
Boaedon capensis
Cape Wolf Snake
Lycophidion capense
Variegated Wolf Snake
Lycophidion variegatum
Common Brown Water Snake
Lycodonomorphus rufulus
Floodplain Water Snake
Lycodonomorphus obscuriventris
Swazi Rock Snake
Inyoka swazicus
Black File Snake
Gracililima nyassae
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Cape File Snake at Kruger National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌙 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 2 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |