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ScorpionMAP:   151
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3030CB
Observer:   Grundlingh Felicity
Date of record:   2011-01-01
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   304250
Species name:   Opisthacanthus validus
Common name:  
Family:   HORMURIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ScorpionMAP-151
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 151 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Ian ENGELBRECHT
Comment:   Uncertain about this one. Looks like asper but way out of range. Good record - something to investigate further
Date:   2013-06-05 15:15:42
Species name:   Opisthacanthus sp. -- Scorpions
Species code:   304060
Comment number:   2
By:   Lorenzo Prendini
Comment:  
Date:   2017-08-21 22:32:38
Species name:   Opisthacanthus validus -- Scorpions
Species code:   304250

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