Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   173692
Province:  
Country:   Zambia
Locus:   1329CB
Observer:   Barrett Norman; Alan du Toit
Date of record:   2020-01-11
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-03-31 18:24:44
Sp. code:   4921
Species name:   Psammophis lineatus
Common name:   Lined Sand Snake
Family:   Lamprophiidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-173692
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 173692 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Ruan Stander
Comment:  
Date:   2020-01-13 12:44:01
Species name:   Psammophis mossambicus -- Olive Grass Snake
Species code:   4900
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Note the dark markings in the neck region, the pale pre- and post-oculars, and narrow (albeit faint) pale lines on the side of the head and side of the nape.
Date:   2020-01-24 15:16:34
Species name:   Psammophis lineatus -- Lined Sand Snake
Species code:   4921

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