Where has the African Saw-scaled Viper been recorded?

Echis ocellatus occurrence evidence comes from 142 records in 9 countries and territories, from 1968 to 2014. Most records come from Benin.

• 142 records
• 9 places
• 9 years recorded
• Squamata class

Observation evidence passport

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

Peak month: August. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where African Saw-scaled Viper has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for African Saw-scaled Viper. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.