Genus

African Wolf Snakes

Lycophidion

2 species in our catalog · found in 4 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyLamprophiidae (Lamprophiid Snakes)
GenusLycophidion (African Wolf Snakes)

Species in this group

Lycophidion capense

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lycophidion pygmaeum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

~10%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

~20%

Aug

<5%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see African Wolf Snakes

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 18 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	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 2	~20%
	Cape Wolf Snake			~20%
2	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 2	~10%
	Pygmy Wolf Snake			~10%
	Cape Wolf Snake			~10%
3	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Cape Wolf Snake			~10%
4	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	<5%
	Cape Wolf Snake			<5%

African Wolf Snakes

Species in this group

Cape Wolf Snake

Pygmy Wolf Snake

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see African Wolf Snakes

Parks Ranked