Aparallactus capensis
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Aparallactus capensis, or the Cape centipede-eater, is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake in the Atractaspididae family. It is found in South Africa, Eswatini, Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Yellow or pale reddish-brown dorsally, with or without a blackish vertebral line. Yellowish white ventrally. Neck and top of head black, with or without a yellowish crossbar behind the parietals. Sides of head yellowish, with the shields bordering the eye black.
Adults may attain a total length of 33.5 cm (13+1⁄4 in), with a tail 7 cm (2+3⁄4 in) long. A portion of rostral visible from above 1⁄3 as long as its distance from the frontal. Frontal 1+1⁄2 to 1+2⁄3 as long as broad, much longer than its distance from the end of the snout, a little shorter than the parietals. Nasal entire, in contact with the preocular. One postocular. Seven upper labials, third and fourth entering the eye, fifth in contact with the parietal. Mental in contact with the anterior chin shields, which are as long as or a little longer than the posterior. Anterior chin shields in contact with three lower labials.
Dorsal scales... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
No species of the same family or order lives in Pretoria, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Centipede-Eater sighting in Pretoria on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 7th most-seen of the 20 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–June and October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Centipede-Eater in Pretoria on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, July and September, the lowest months. Those are among Pretoria's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain a month against 130 mm in December.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cape Centipede-Eater sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Cape Centipede-Eater sightings, Pretoria has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Durban (South Africa, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cape Centipede-Eater is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Pretoria (27 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.
