Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   5195
Province:   Northern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2820CB
Observer:   le Roux E.R. & le Roux B.A.
Date of record:   2008-00-19
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Found under dead bark in a thicket area --Uploaded from submission_5151-5200.txt: entry no. 45
Last updated:   2023-09-27 17:37:27
Sp. code:   3770
Species name:   Zygaspis quadrifrons
Common name:   Kalahari Dwarf Worm Lizard
Family:   Amphisbaenidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-5195
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 5195 - photo: 1
VM-number: 5195 - photo: 2
VM-number: 5195 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   W.R. Branch
Comment:   This may be a slight range extension ?
Date:   2008-09-25 08:39:47
Species name:   Zygaspis quadrifrons -- Kalahari Dwarf Worm Lizard
Species code:   3770
Comment number:   2
By:   Mike Bates
Comment:   Very interesting new distribution record: one of only a few known localities within South Africa and the most westerly record in the country. The species is more widespread to the north (e.g. Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe).
Date:   2008-09-30 11:38:17
Species name:   Zygaspis quadrifrons -- Kalahari Dwarf Worm Lizard
Species code:   3770

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