Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   175127
Province:   Lusaka Province
Country:   Zambia
Locus:   1528AD
Observer:   Richard Shannon? (uploaded by Norman Barrett)
Date of record:   2020-01-27
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Olive Grass
Last updated:   2020-06-22 23:17:43
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-175127
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 175127 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Ruan Stander
Comment:  
Date:   2020-06-19 15:34:18
Species name:   Psammophis mossambicus -- Olive Grass Snake
Species code:   4900
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Very pale pre- and post-oculars. Although faint, the pale vertical bars are visible in the temporal region. There appear to be dark spots along the ventrals laterally. Comparatively flat head without the "Roman nose".
Date:   2020-06-19 23:06:55
Species name:   Psammophis lineatus -- Lined Sand Snake
Species code:   4921
Comment number:   3
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:  
Date:   2020-06-22 23:17:43
Species name:   Psammophis lineatus -- Lined Sand Snake
Species code:   4921

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