Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   173888
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2831DB
Observer:   Johnstone R
Date of record:   2020-02-16
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Croc eggs robbed from nest?
Last updated:   2020-04-15 23:07:56
Sp. code:   6154
Species name:   Varanus sp.
Common name:  
Family:   Varanidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Croc eggs?
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-173888
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 173888 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   The location, substrate and habitat suggest that it was probably a monitor nest.
Date:   2020-04-15 21:07:56
Species name:   Varanus sp.
Species code:   6154

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