Southern African Reptile Conservation Assessment

Record details

:   165298
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2632CC
Observer:   de Beer Len ; Jemma de Beer, Sonja de Beer, Daniel de Beer
Date of record:   2018-04-03
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   It had a black tail and yellowish upper parts, 2m long in a gardenia tree.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:52
Sp. code:   8770
Species name:   Naja subfulva
Common name:   Brown Forest Cobra
Family:   Elapidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Forest cobra
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-165298
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:  
Date:   2018-04-08 11:56:17
Species name:   Naja melanoleuca -- Forest Cobra
Species code:   5290
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:  
Date:   2018-04-12 16:38:24
Species name:   Naja melanoleuca -- Forest Cobra
Species code:   5290
Comment number:   3
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Transfer all records currently under Naja melanoleuca (5290) to Naja subfulva (8770).
Date:   2018-08-14 12:05:07
Species name:   Naja subfulva -- Brown Forest Cobra
Species code:   8770

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