Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   177371
Province:   Taraba State
Country:   Nigeria
Locus:   NE_007011AA
Observer:   Ringim A
Date of record:   2020-04-18
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Photo credit: Elisha Emmanuel
Last updated:   2021-01-19 16:45:11
Sp. code:   8770
Species name:   Naja subfulva
Common name:   Brown Forest Cobra
Family:   Elapidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Forest Banded Cobra -- Naja melanoleuca
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-177371
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 177371 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Ruan Stander
Comment:  
Date:   2020-11-06 12:54:00
Species name:   Naja melanoleuca -- Forest Cobra
Species code:   5290
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   The absence of narrow accessory bands rules out N. melanoleuca.
Date:   2021-01-19 16:45:11
Species name:   Naja subfulva -- Brown Forest Cobra
Species code:   8770

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