Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   9392
Province:   Limpopo
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2427BB
Observer:   Coetzer A; P.Webb
Date of record:   2013-12-08
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:52
Sp. code:   4910
Species name:   Psammophis brevirostris
Common name:   Short-snouted Grass Snake
Family:   Lamprophiidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Psammophis mossambicus
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-9392
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 9392 - photo: 1
VM-number: 9392 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:  
Date:   2013-12-20 16:57:16
Species name:   Psammophis mossambicus -- Olive Grass Snake
Species code:   4900
Comment number:   2
By:   Luke Kemp
Comment:   Large specimens (especially in Limpopo) often loose patterns on the neck
Date:   2018-12-13 13:47:42
Species name:   Psammophis brevirostris -- Short-snouted Grass Snake
Species code:   4910
Comment number:   3
By:   Ruan Stander
Comment:  
Date:   2018-12-19 14:38:49
Species name:   Psammophis brevirostris -- Short-snouted Grass Snake
Species code:   4910

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