Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   2266
Province:   Northern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2824DA
Observer:   Maguire D.
Date of record:   2006-09-04
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2023-09-27 17:37:27
Sp. code:   4910
Species name:   Psammophis brevirostris
Common name:   Short-snouted Grass Snake
Family:   Lamprophiidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-2266
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 2266 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mike Bates
Comment:  
Date:   2007-03-14 10:30:15
Species name:   Psammophylax rhombeatus -- Spotted Grass Snake
Species code:   4960
Comment number:   2
By:   Wulf Haacke
Comment:  
Date:   2007-03-28 22:56:50
Species name:   Psammophylax rhombeatus -- Spotted Grass Snake
Species code:   4960
Comment number:   3
By:   Marius Burger
Comment:   No - I do not think that this is Psammophylax. It seems rather to be a Psammophis. But I can't say which species for sure. Maybe Psammophis notostictus?
Date:   2007-04-06 10:10:37
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   4
By:   Bryan Maritz
Comment:   I would agree with Marius. A Psammophis of sorts...
Date:   2007-05-03 16:09:11
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   5
By:   Comments by several members of expert panel
Comment:   Interesting record. Needs further investigation.
Date:   2013-05-16 14:37:07
Species name:   Psammophis brevirostris -- Short-snouted Grass Snake
Species code:   4910
Comment number:   6
By:   Paul Sebastian Rabiega
Comment:   Interesting record. A Psammophis, and my opinion would be brevirostris.
Date:   2013-12-01 08:59:15
Species name:   Psammophis brevirostris -- Short-snouted Grass Snake
Species code:   4910
Comment number:   7
By:   Luke Kemp
Comment:  
Date:   2017-07-11 15:21:40
Species name:   Psammophis brevirostris -- Short-snouted Grass Snake
Species code:   4910

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