Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   6362
Province:   Northern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2722AD
Observer:   Verburgt L.
Date of record:   2008-12-18
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Karoo Sand Snake QDS=2722AD
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-6362
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 6362 - photo: 1
VM-number: 6362 - photo: 2
VM-number: 6362 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Andre Coetzer
Comment:  
Date:   2012-07-26 15:32:34
Species name:   Psammophis notostictus -- Karoo Sand Snake
Species code:   4890
Comment number:   2
By:   Luke Kemp
Comment:   Colouration and bulky head do not suit P.notostictus. P.brevirostris is not uncommon around Kuruman, south of this record.
Date:   2020-02-26 10:13:13
Species name:   Psammophis brevirostris -- Short-snouted Grass Snake
Species code:   4910
Comment number:   3
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Colouration also matches P. brevirostris from this region.
Date:   2020-09-01 12:54:58
Species name:   Psammophis brevirostris -- Short-snouted Grass Snake
Species code:   4910

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