Reptile Atlas of Southern Africa

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ReptileMAP:   165959
Province:   Northern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2621DD
Observer:   Finn Kyle
Date of record:   2018-04-12
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Found at top of dune at base of grasses. 3 individuals found within about 5 square meters.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:52
Sp. code:   2180
Species name:   Acontias kgalagadi kgalagadi
Common name:   Striped Blind Legless Skink
Family:   Scincidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Acontias gariepensis
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-165959
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 165959 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Paul Sebastian Rabiega
Comment:   More likely A. gariepensis than A. k. Kgalagadi
Date:   2018-06-21 10:10:05
Species name:   Acontias gariepensis -- Gariep Blind Legless Skink
Species code:   2170
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:  
Date:   2018-11-01 14:16:39
Species name:   Acontias gariepensis -- Gariep Blind Legless Skink
Species code:   2170
Comment number:   3
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   See record 172356, which is from the same location with the same colour pattern, but with head scalation matching A. k. kgalagadi.
Date:   2020-02-07 23:47:10
Species name:   Acontias kgalagadi kgalagadi -- Striped Blind Legless Skink
Species code:   2180

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