Atlas of African Scorpions

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ScorpionMAP:   2493
Province:   Eastern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3325CB
Observer:   Kemp Luke
Date of record:   2017-04-07
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   304100
Species name:   Opisthacanthus capensis
Common name:  
Family:   HORMURIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ScorpionMAP-2493
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 2493 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Ian Engelbrecht
Comment:   Very interesting. Possibly capensis!
Date:   2017-04-30 09:53:55
Species name:   Opisthacanthus sp. -- Scorpions
Species code:   304060
Comment number:   2
By:   Lorenzo Prendini
Comment:   plausible, but determination rests on the sex of the specimen
Date:   2017-09-01 02:18:09
Species name:   Opisthacanthus capensis -- Scorpions
Species code:   304100

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