Reptile Atlas of Southern Africa

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ReptileMAP:   13717
Province:   North West
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2527DC
Observer:   G. van Dam
Date of record:   1911-04-27
Number of photos:   0
Notes:   Transvaal Museum record
Last updated:   2020-07-14 14:05:07
Sp. code:   1460
Species name:   Agama aculeata distanti
Common name:   Distant's Ground Agama
Family:   Agamidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   TM
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-13717
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map

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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Ex Agama hispida. Specimen not examined, but reassigned to A. aculeata distanti based on distribution. Believed to be an artefact of when A. aculeata distanti was a subspecies of A. hispida.
Date:   2020-05-21 22:16:01
Species name:   Agama aculeata distanti -- Distant's Ground Agama
Species code:   1460

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