Reptile Atlas of Africa

Record details

ReptileMAP:   172133
Province:   Lusaka Province
Country:   Zambia
Locus:   1528AD
Observer:   Barrett Norman; Orion Nasilele
Date of record:   2019-08-24
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-03-31 18:24:44
Sp. code:   9280
Species name:   Malacochersus tornieri
Common name:   Pancake Tortoise
Family:   Testudinidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-172133
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 172133 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Adriaan Jordaan
Comment:   Malacochersus tornieri - Pancake tortoise
Date:   2019-09-06 08:37:05
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Almost certainly someone's pet that escaped, which probably also explains why it's dead.
Date:   2019-09-06 15:29:28
Species name:   Malacochersus tornieri -- Pancake Tortoise
Species code:   9280
Comment number:   3
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:  
Date:   2020-03-31 15:19:09
Species name:   Malacochersus tornieri -- Pancake Tortoise
Species code:   9280

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