Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   165226
Province:   Limpopo
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2330AA
Observer:   van Huyssteen Ryan; Melissa Petford
Date of record:   2018-02-13
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:52
Sp. code:   4610
Species name:   Philothamnus natalensis
Common name:   Eastern Natal Green Snake
Family:   Colubridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Philothamnus natalensis natalensis
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-165226
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 165226 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Luke Kemp
Comment:   This is a rather robust specimen, similar to P. angolensis, but head scales conform to P. natalensis
Date:   2018-04-02 21:57:30
Species name:   Philothamnus natalensis -- Eastern Natal Green Snake
Species code:   4610
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   My gut and distribution suggest P. n. occidentalis, but supralabial number suggests P. n. natalensis.
Date:   2018-05-12 15:03:03
Species name:   Philothamnus natalensis -- Eastern Natal Green Snake
Species code:   4610

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