Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   593
Province:   Limpopo
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2329CD
Observer:   Grundlingh F.
Date of record:   2005-06-25
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-593
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 593 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Bryan Maritz
Comment:  
Date:   2005-11-22 20:41:51
Species name:   Trachylepis punctatissima -- Speckled Rock Skink
Species code:   2450
Comment number:   2
By:   Mike Bates
Comment:   Striped Skink. Locality is more-or-less intermediate between the two similar species T. punctatissima and T. striata; I have also seen a population of T. punctatissima about 10 km outside Haenertsburg.
Date:   2006-05-11 09:59:10
Species name:   Trachylepis punctatissima -- Speckled Rock Skink
Species code:   2450

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