Southern African Reptile Conservation Assessment

Record details

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:   152391
Province:   Gauteng
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2528CB
Observer:   Kassier D.O.
Date of record:   2014-11-25
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   200mm full body length. 4.5mm tail length. Found dead. Specimen preserved in formalin if required.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:52
Sp. code:   3910
Species name:   Afrotyphlops bibronii
Common name:   Bibron's Blind Snake
Family:   Typhlopidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Worm Snake
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-152391
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   If you get a moment please deposit it in the Ditsong National Museum of Natural History (formerly the Transvaal Museum) - we'll always accept any specimens.
Date:   2014-11-25 18:10:04
Species name:   Afrotyphlops bibronii -- Bibron's Blind Snake
Species code:   3910
Comment number:   2
By:   Paul Sebastian Rabiega
Comment:   Please provide the co-ordinates and other data with the specimen.
Date:   2014-11-26 12:59:28
Species name:   Afrotyphlops bibronii -- Bibron's Blind Snake
Species code:   3910

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