Mimophis occultus
Silhouette: SeismicShrimp · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Mimophis is a genus of snakes in the family Psammophiidae. Species in the genus are native to Madagascar. Prior to 2017, the genus comprised only a single species, Mimophis mahfalensis. A second species, Mimophis occultus, was described in 2017.
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ankarafantsika National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 2 | Ankarana National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
No species of the same family or order lives in Ankarana National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Pencil Snake sighting in Ankarana National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 8th most-seen of the 12 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and October
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Pencil Snake in Ankarana National Park on a given day, against about 10% in May, August and November, the lowest months. Those are among Ankarana National Park's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain a month against 460 mm in January. January to March have too few records to rate.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Northern Pencil Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Northern Pencil Snake sightings, Ankarana National Park ranks 2nd at about 50%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Ankarafantsika National Park (Madagascar, about 50%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Northern Pencil Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Ankarana National Park (10 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
