Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   198136
Province:   Kiambu County
Country:   Kenya
Locus:   0137AA
Observer:   Elvira Wolfer
Date of record:   2021-04-21
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Sooty House Snake
Last updated:   2023-09-27 17:37:27
Sp. code:   4320
Species name:   Boaedon capensis
Common name:   Brown House Snake
Family:   Lamprophiidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:  
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-198136
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 198136 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Ruan Stander
Comment:  
Date:   2022-10-21 11:03:34
Species name:   Boaedon fuliginosus -- Sooty House Snake
Species code:   4321
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Part of this complex, but unlikely to be Boaedon fuliginosus sensu stricto. Will re-evaluate once the taxonomy of the EA members have been assessed.
Date:   2022-10-23 12:28:08
Species name:   Boaedon capensis -- Brown House Snake
Species code:   4320

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