Reptile
Gaboon Adder
Bitis gabonica · Viperidae
Best monthsMay · Aug · Novmost records
Records1,103in 11 countries
Most seen inZambia273 records
Red List–IUCN status
About
Gaboon Adder in brief
The gaboon adder (Bitis gabonica) is a reptile of the Viperidae family.
Across the 11 countries we cover it has 1,103 published records, most of them from Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Cameroon. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in May, August and November and fall to their lowest in September and December.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Zambia273 records · best Jan, Mar
Democratic Republic of the Congo220 records · best Jul, Oct
Cameroon211 records · best May, Nov
Benin154 records · best Aug, Jan
Republic of the Congo72 records · best Nov, Jun
Uganda55 records · best Jun, Jul
Gabon46 records · best Oct, Mar
Nigeria25 records · best Feb, Mar
Equatorial Guinea20 records · best Jun, Oct
Central African Republic19 records · best Oct, Feb
Burundi8 records · best Dec, Sep
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
All reptilesMore of the Viperidae family
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