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168368 |
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Zambia |
| Locus: |
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1528DC |
| Observer: |
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Huchzermeyer C |
| Date of record: |
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2018-12-06 |
| Number of photos: |
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1 |
| Notes: |
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Small hatchling found below a Tamarindus indicus tree in village, collected and preserved in ETOH. |
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2020-12-03 13:24:52 |
| Sp. code: |
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4750 |
| Species name: |
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Dasypeltis scabra |
| Common name: |
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Rhombic Egg-eater |
| Family: |
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Colubridae |
| Record status: |
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ACCEPTED |
| Collector's species id: |
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Dasypeltis medici |
| Institution: |
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ADU-UCT |
| Record URL: |
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https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-168368 |
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• Locus: Summary | Records • Species: Records | Distribution map |
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:
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1 |
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Luke Kemp |
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| Date: |
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2018-12-10 13:51:15 |
| Species name: |
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Dasypeltis medici -- East African Egg-eater |
| Species code: |
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4740 |
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2 |
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Darren Pietersen |
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I'm leaning towards D. scabra because of colouration and its resemblance to record 168342, which has a dark mouth lining. This individual also lacks the "3–8 narrow, anteriorly-directed V-shapes on the neck" which is supposedly indicative of D. medici. |
| Date: |
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2018-12-10 14:21:48 |
| Species name: |
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Dasypeltis scabra -- Rhombic Egg-eater |
| Species code: |
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4750 |
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| Comment number: |
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3 |
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Darren Pietersen |
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Confirmed by Dr Mike Bates (in litt. 10 Dec 2018). "VMUS 168368 is really a bit problematic. The chevrons on the neck in medici may be as few as one or two, and look similar to the photographed specimen, but to me the latter’s colour pattern is in fact more scabra than medici. If forced to make a call I think I would now go with scabra." |
| Date: |
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2018-12-11 10:05:07 |
| Species name: |
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Dasypeltis scabra -- Rhombic Egg-eater |
| Species code: |
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4750 |
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