Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   169837
Province:   Lusaka Province
Country:   Zambia
Locus:   1528AD
Observer:   Barrett Norman; wikus botha
Date of record:   2019-02-23
Number of photos:   3
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:52
Sp. code:   5200
Species name:   Elapsoidea boulengeri
Common name:   Boulenger's Garter Snake
Family:   Elapidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-169837
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 169837 - photo: 1
VM-number: 169837 - photo: 2
VM-number: 169837 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Short tail suggests either Amblyodipsas polylepis or Elapsoidea boulengeri, but tail shape and diet suggest E. boulengeri.
Date:   2019-02-28 16:04:01
Species name:   Elapsoidea boulengeri -- Boulenger's Garter Snake
Species code:   5200
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:  
Date:   2019-03-28 09:43:29
Species name:   FAMILY Elapidae -- Unidentified Elapidae
Species code:   6083
Comment number:   3
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:  
Date:   2020-02-03 23:03:50
Species name:   Elapsoidea boulengeri -- Boulenger's Garter Snake
Species code:   5200

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