| ReptileMAP: |
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201222 |
| Province: |
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Nairobi City County |
| Country: |
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Kenya |
| Locus: |
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0136BD |
| Observer: |
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Shaimanti Ghosh |
| Date of record: |
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2020-07-18 |
| Number of photos: |
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1 |
| Notes: |
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Leptotyphlops merkeri, Merker's Worm Snake |
| Last updated: |
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2023-09-27 17:37:27 |
| Sp. code: |
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7129 |
| Species name: |
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Leptotyphlops merkeri |
| Common name: |
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Merker's Thread Snake |
| Family: |
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Leptotyphlopidae |
| Record status: |
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ACCEPTED |
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| Record URL: |
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https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-201222 |
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• Locus: Summary | Records • Species: Records | Distribution map |
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:
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| Comment number: |
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1 |
| By: |
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Stephen Spawls |
| Comment: |
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Leptotytphlops merkeri is the common species around Nairobi, although certain identification can't be guaranteed without a specimen, a key and a binocular microscope. |
| Date: |
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2023-03-01 01:08:23 |
| Species name: |
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| Species code: |
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0 |
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| Comment number: |
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2 |
| By: |
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Ruan Stander |
| Comment: |
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| Date: |
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2023-03-06 09:23:00 |
| Species name: |
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Leptotyphlops sp. |
| Species code: |
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6028 |
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| Comment number: |
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3 |
| By: |
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Darren Pietersen |
| Comment: |
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Based on the fact that no other Leptotyphlops species has been recorded in or near Nairobi. |
| Date: |
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2023-04-02 21:54:23 |
| Species name: |
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Leptotyphlops merkeri -- Merker's Thread Snake |
| Species code: |
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7129 |
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