Mozambique Shovel-snout
Prosymna janii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyProsymnidae (Shovel-Snouts)
- GenusProsymna (Shovel-Snouts)
- SpeciesProsymna janii (Mozambique Shovel-snout)
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Mozambique Shovel-snout sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
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 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mozambique Shovel-snout in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Mozambique Shovel-snout sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Mozambique Shovel-snout in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Mozambique Shovel-snout in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.