Hapsidophrys smaragdinus
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The emerald snake (Hapsidophrys smaragdinus) is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The snake is found in Africa. Species Hapsidophrys smaragdinus at The Reptile Database Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Lagos | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
No species of the same family or order lives in Lagos, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report an Emerald Snake sighting in Lagos on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 8 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.
April
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report an Emerald Snake in Lagos on a given day, against under 5% in November, the lowest month.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Emerald Snake sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Lagos, in our data
Lagos is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Emerald Snake sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Emerald Snake is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Lagos (19 verified sightings), 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.
