Family

Shovel-Snouts

Prosymnidae

2 species in our catalog · found in 2 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyProsymnidae (Shovel-Snouts)

Species in this group

Prosymna janii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Prosymna stuhlmanni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Shovel-Snouts

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 12 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Mozambique Shovel-snout			~10%
2	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	East African Shovel-Snout			~10%

Shovel-Snouts

Species in this group

Mozambique Shovel-snout

East African Shovel-Snout

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Shovel-Snouts

Parks Ranked