Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   7137
Province:   Limpopo
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2231CA
Observer:   Kennedy David
Date of record:   2008-03-13
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   All three photos show the same snake. It was hiding in a wall at the Punda Maria Gate to Kruger NP. Need help with specific ID, please.
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:   Sand Snake Psammophis sp.
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-7137
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 7137 - photo: 1
VM-number: 7137 - photo: 2
VM-number: 7137 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:  
Date:   2011-11-22 13:17:26
Species name:   Psammophis subtaeniatus -- Western Yellow-bellied Sand Snake
Species code:   4930
Comment number:   2
By:   Marius Burger
Comment:  
Date:   2011-12-01 19:21:17
Species name:   Psammophis subtaeniatus -- Western Yellow-bellied Sand Snake
Species code:   4930

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