Herpelidae (African Caecilians)

Family

African Caecilians

Herpelidae

1 species in our catalog · found in 2 parks

Species in this group

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

Taita Hills Caecilian
Endemic

Taita Hills Caecilian

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Boulengerula taitana

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%
Jan
<5%
Feb
<5%
Mar
~40%
Apr
<5%
May
~20%
Jun
<5%
Jul
~20%
Aug
<5%
Sep
<5%
Oct
~20%
Nov
<5%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see African Caecilians

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

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~20%
2 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 1
~10%