Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   176656
Province:   Copperbelt Province
Country:   Zambia
Locus:   1227DB
Observer:   Stephan F C Naude
Date of record:   2020-09-09
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   2021-01-13 22:37:58
Sp. code:   4602
Species name:   Philothamnus heterolepidotus
Common name:   Slender Green Snake
Family:   Colubridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-176656
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 176656 - photo: 1
VM-number: 176656 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Plain green colouration. Long, slender body. Head not as depressed as it is in P. semivariegatus.
Date:   2021-01-13 22:37:58
Species name:   Philothamnus heterolepidotus -- Slender Green Snake
Species code:   4602

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