Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   172653
Province:  
Country:   Namibia
Locus:   2016BC
Observer:   Brown Gary; uploading for Samantha Blumrick
Date of record:   2019-11-28
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-04-26 23:17:32
Sp. code:   6065
Species name:   FAMILY Leptotyphlopidae
Common name:   Unidentified Leptotyphlopidae
Family:   Leptotyphlopidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Thread Snake
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-172653
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 172653 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   We need a close-up of the head to distinguish between Namibiana occidentalis, N. labialis and Leptotyphlops scutifrons.
Date:   2022-04-26 23:17:32
Species name:   FAMILY Leptotyphlopidae -- Unidentified Leptotyphlopidae
Species code:   6065

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