Record details

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:   165706
Province:  
Country:   Zambia
Locus:   1226AB
Observer:   Barrett Norman; Paul L Lloyd
Date of record:   2017-03-31
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:52
Sp. code:   5310
Species name:   Naja nigricollis
Common name:   Black-necked Spitting Cobra
Family:   Elapidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Mozambique spitter
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-165706
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Ruan Stander
Comment:  
Date:   2018-05-04 16:09:01
Species name:   Naja mossambica -- Mozambique Spitting Cobra
Species code:   5300
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Although the belly has a pinkish appearance, the neck band consists of a single broad black band, and this record is a good couple of 100 km from the distribution of N. mossambica.
Date:   2018-05-08 18:45:34
Species name:   Naja nigricollis -- Black-necked Spitting Cobra
Species code:   5310

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