Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   3368
Province:   Limpopo
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2327DD
Observer:   Abram K.
Date of record:   2004-12-23
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   It took about 50 mins to completely eat the frog
Last updated:   2023-09-27 17:37:27
Sp. code:   4930
Species name:   Psammophis subtaeniatus
Common name:   Western Yellow-bellied Sand Snake
Family:   Lamprophiidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-3368
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 3368 - photo: 1
VM-number: 3368 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mike Bates
Comment:   Psammophis subtaeniatus eating frog, Amietia angolensis.
Date:   2007-11-29 15:59:29
Species name:   Psammophis subtaeniatus -- Western Yellow-bellied Sand Snake
Species code:   4930
Comment number:   2
By:   Andrew Turner
Comment:   Indeed eating an Amietia angolensis.
Date:   2007-12-19 14:16:41
Species name:   Psammophis subtaeniatus -- Western Yellow-bellied Sand Snake
Species code:   4930

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