Anguis (Slowworms) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

LC

Anguis fragilis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Anguis colchica

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC

Anguis veronensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~50%

May

~40%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Slowworms

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 3 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 3 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 3	~60%
	Slow Worm			~60%
2	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 3	~50%
	Eastern Slow-worm			~50%
3	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 3	~50%
	Slow Worm			~50%
4	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 3	~50%
	Slow Worm			~30%
	Eastern Slow-worm			~30%
5	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1 of 3	~50%
	Slow Worm			~50%
6	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 3	~40%
	Slow Worm			~40%
7	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 3	~30%
	Slow Worm			~30%
8	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 3	~30%
	Slow Worm			~30%
9	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 3	~30%
	Italian Slow Worm			~30%
10	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 3	~30%
	Slow Worm			~30%
11	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 3	~30%
	Slow Worm			~30%
12	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 3	~30%
	Slow Worm			~30%
13	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 3	~20%
	Slow Worm			~20%
14	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 3	~20%
	Slow Worm			~20%
15	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 3	~20%
	Slow Worm			~20%
16	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1 of 3	~20%
	Eastern Slow-worm			~20%
17	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 3	~10%
	Slow Worm			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 3	~30%
	Slow Worm			~30%
2	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 3	~20%
	Slow Worm			~20%
3	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 3	~20%
	Eastern Slow-worm			~20%
4	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	1 of 3	~20%
	Slow Worm			~20%
5	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 3	~20%
	Slow Worm			~20%
6	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 3	~10%
	Slow Worm			~10%
7	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 3	~10%
	Slow Worm			~10%
8	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 3	~10%
	Slow Worm			~10%
9	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 3	~10%
	Slow Worm			~10%
10	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 3	~10%
	Slow Worm			~10%
11	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 3	~10%
	Slow Worm			~10%
12	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	1 of 3	~10%
	Slow Worm			~10%
13	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 3	~10%
	Slow Worm			~10%
14	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 3	~10%
	Eastern Slow-worm			~10%
15	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 3	~10%
	Eastern Slow-worm			~10%
16	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 3	~10%
	Slow Worm			~10%
17	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 3	<5%
	Slow Worm			<5%
18	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 3	<5%
	Slow Worm			<5%
19	Kazan	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 3	<5%
	Eastern Slow-worm			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Minsk Zoo	🇧🇾 Belarus	In captivity
2	AQUA Akvarium & Dyrepark	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
3	Дэльфінарый	🇧🇾 Belarus	In captivity

Slowworms

Species in this group

Slow Worm

Eastern Slow-worm

Italian Slow Worm

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Slowworms

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found