Spotted Slug-eater

Spotted Slug-eater

Duberria variegata

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at iSimangaliso Wetland Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

16 Verified sightings at iSimangaliso Wetland Park From 2019 to 2026
16 In 1 park
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park

No species of the same family or order lives in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Spotted Slug-eater in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Slug-eater sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 21st most-seen of the 43 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Spotted Slug-eater in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

May

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Slug-eater in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in September and November–January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Spotted Slug-eater?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spotted Slug-eater sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Spotted Slug-eater?

Only iSimangaliso Wetland Park, in our data

iSimangaliso Wetland Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Spotted Slug-eater sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Spotted Slug-eater sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Spotted Slug-eater is recorded against all the reptiles logged in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (16 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.

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