Southern African Reptile Conservation Assessment

Record details

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:   178064
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3130AA
Observer:   Jordaan J
Date of record:   2020-09-11
Number of photos:   3
Notes:  
Last updated:   2021-01-13 10:48:39
Sp. code:   1310
Species name:   Bradypodion melanocephalum
Common name:   KwaZulu Dwarf Chameleon
Family:   Chamaeleonidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Bradypodion sp Umtamvuna (Umtamvuna Dwarf Chameleon)
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-178064
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Luke Kemp
Comment:   Nice pics and record. Raw (1999) suggested this was part of the B.caffer/caffrum group. Da Silva suggested these may be part of the B.melanocephalum group.
Date:   2021-01-07 13:55:09
Species name:   Bradypodion sp.
Species code:   5932
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Genetically they are part of the B. melanocephalum group, so I'll ID it as that for now.
Date:   2021-01-13 10:48:39
Species name:   Bradypodion melanocephalum -- KwaZulu Dwarf Chameleon
Species code:   1310

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