Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   3514
Province:   Mpumalanga
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2431DA
Observer:   Douglas M.
Date of record:   2007-00-09
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Uploaded from submission_3501-3550.txt: entry no. 14
Last updated:   2023-09-27 17:37:27
Sp. code:   4900
Species name:   Psammophis mossambicus
Common name:   Olive Grass Snake
Family:   Lamprophiidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-3514
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 3514 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Andrew Turner
Comment:   Probably not able to separate Psammophis mossambicus from brevirostris from this pic of a juvenile.
Date:   2007-12-19 15:49:54
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Comments by several members of expert panel
Comment:  
Date:   2013-05-16 14:37:07
Species name:   Psammophis brevirostris -- Short-snouted Grass Snake
Species code:   4910
Comment number:   3
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Distribution and snout length both rule out P. brevirostris.
Date:   2019-03-05 12:23:39
Species name:   Psammophis mossambicus -- Olive Grass Snake
Species code:   4900

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