Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   249
Province:   Mpumalanga
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2530AC
Observer:   Marais J.
Date of record:   2005-08-07
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2023-09-27 17:37:27
Sp. code:   2450
Species name:   Trachylepis punctatissima
Common name:   Speckled Rock Skink
Family:   Scincidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-249
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 249 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mike Bates
Comment:   Probably a Striped Skink - Trachylepis punctatissima - but the lack of a distinct dorsolateral stripe makes it uncertain.
Date:   2005-09-28 09:16:32
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Andrew Turner
Comment:   I agree with Bates - just a dark specimen.
Date:   2006-07-14 09:54:34
Species name:   Trachylepis punctatissima -- Speckled Rock Skink
Species code:   2450
Comment number:   3
By:   Graham Alexander
Comment:   Dark specimens like this are common in jhb.
Date:   2007-02-14 16:40:13
Species name:   Trachylepis punctatissima -- Speckled Rock Skink
Species code:   2450

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