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Gans' Egg Eater

Dasypeltis gansi · Colubridae

Best monthsJan · Jul · Sepmost records
Records25in 2 countries
Most seen inSenegal21 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About

Gans' Egg Eater in brief

The gans' egg eater (Dasypeltis gansi) is a reptile of the Colubridae family — species of reptile.

Across the 2 countries we cover it has 25 published records, most of them from Senegal and Gambia. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in January, July and September and fall to their lowest in February and March.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

Senegal21 records · best Jul, Jan
Gambia4 records · best Jul, Sep
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.

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