Record details

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:   8553
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2929BB
Observer:   Evans Nick
Date of record:   2013-08-11
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:52
Sp. code:   4960
Species name:   Psammophylax rhombeatus
Common name:   Spotted Grass Snake
Family:   Lamprophiidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Short-snouted Grass Snake (Psammophis brevirostris)
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-8553
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:  
Date:   2013-08-13 16:20:34
Species name:   Psammophis brevirostris -- Short-snouted Grass Snake
Species code:   4910
Comment number:   2
By:   Luke Kemp
Comment:   Scales are incorrect for Psammophis. Head feels too short and robust.
Date:   2018-11-06 13:47:31
Species name:   Psammophylax rhombeatus -- Spotted Grass Snake
Species code:   4960
Comment number:   3
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   I agree with Luke - the head seems too short and robust.
Date:   2018-11-08 17:46:28
Species name:   Psammophylax rhombeatus -- Spotted Grass Snake
Species code:   4960

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