Southern African Reptile Conservation Assessment

Record details

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:   6204
Province:  
Country:   Malawi
Locus:   1435CD
Observer:   Roche C.
Date of record:   2009-01-18
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Common in the Shire River with some very large specimens. Water levels in January are high and as a result very few sandbanks so no real basking behaviour and thus photographic opportunity encountered.
Last updated:   2023-09-27 17:37:27
Sp. code:   5840
Species name:   Crocodylus niloticus
Common name:   Nile Crocodile
Family:   Crocodylidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-6204
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Marius Burger
Comment:  
Date:   2009-11-09 17:23:15
Species name:   Crocodylus niloticus -- Nile Crocodile
Species code:   5840
Comment number:   2
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:  
Date:   2011-11-02 12:32:17
Species name:   Crocodylus niloticus -- Nile Crocodile
Species code:   5840

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