Record details

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:   620
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3218AD
Observer:   Grundlingh F.
Date of record:   2005-10-16
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2023-09-27 17:37:27
Sp. code:   2150
Species name:   Typhlosaurus caecus
Common name:   Southern Blind Legless Skink
Family:   Scincidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-620
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   James Harrison
Comment:   Body shape and few head shields suggest Typhlosaurus. Colouration and distribution fit T. caecus - note pink band behind head.
Date:   2005-11-24 22:29:03
Species name:   Typhlosaurus caecus -- Southern Blind Legless Skink
Species code:   2150
Comment number:   2
By:   Mike Bates
Comment:   Cuvier's Blind Legless Skink
Date:   2006-05-12 07:44:30
Species name:   Typhlosaurus caecus -- Southern Blind Legless Skink
Species code:   2150

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