Common Slug-eater
Common Slug-eaterCommon Slug-eaterCommon Slug-eaterCommon Slug-eater

Common Slug-eater

Duberria lutrix

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Garden Route National Park
127 Verified records at Garden Route National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Duberria lutrix, or the common slug eater, is a small, ovoviviparous, molluscivorous, non-venomous snake, which is endemic to Africa. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Slug-eater sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 127 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Garden Route National Park

Cape Reed Snake
LC

Cape Reed Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Amplorhinus multimaculatus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
30–40
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
2 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
3 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
4 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
5 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
6 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
7 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Slug-eater in Garden Route National Park?

About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Common Slug-eater sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 127 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Common Slug-eater in Garden Route National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Common Slug-eater in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.

← Back to Garden Route National Park