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SpiderMAP:   5625
Province:   Southern rift valley
Country:   Kenya
Locus:   0134BD
Observer:   de Beer Len ; Sonja de Beer
Date of record:   2016-06-30
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   701270
Species name:   FAMILY Araneidae
Common name:   Araneid orb-web spiders
Family:   Araneidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=SpiderMAP-5625
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 5625 - photo: 1
VM-number: 5625 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Zarek Cockar
Comment:   I'm tempted to say this is an Araneus sp. but not familiar enough with some of the other genera to rule them out.
Date:   2018-01-23 14:21:33
Species name:   FAMILY Araneidae -- Araneid orb-web spiders
Species code:   701270

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