Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   176536
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3318BB
Observer:   Kadis R
Date of record:   2013-04-22
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-10-04 10:45:38
Sp. code:   5650
Species name:   Psammobates geometricus
Common name:   Geometric Tortoise
Family:   Testudinidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Tented tortoise
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-176536
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 176536 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Ruan Stander
Comment:   Good record!
Date:   2020-10-02 14:43:02
Species name:   Psammobates geometricus -- Geometric Tortoise
Species code:   5650
Comment number:   2
By:   Luke Kemp
Comment:   First record of this species in the QDC since 1900!
Date:   2020-10-04 10:45:38
Species name:   Psammobates geometricus -- Geometric Tortoise
Species code:   5650

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