Reptile Atlas of Southern Africa

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ReptileMAP:   931
Province:   Northern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2621DD
Observer:   Diedericks G.
Date of record:   2005-11-08
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2023-09-27 17:37:27
Sp. code:   5660
Species name:   Psammobates oculifer
Common name:   Serrated Tent Tortoise
Family:   Testudinidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-931
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 931 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Marius Burger
Comment:  
Date:   2006-02-25 22:33:01
Species name:   Psammobates oculifer -- Serrated Tent Tortoise
Species code:   5660
Comment number:   2
By:   James Harrison
Comment:   The marked serrations of the carapace margins (anterior and posterior)are the principal indication in this photograph.
Date:   2006-02-26 14:09:31
Species name:   Psammobates oculifer -- Serrated Tent Tortoise
Species code:   5660

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