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ReptileMAP:   199555
Province:   Iloilo Province
Country:   Tanzania
Locus:   0639BC
Observer:   Elisa Urbinati
Date of record:   2019-12-07
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Brahminy Blind Snake, Indotyphlops braminus
Last updated:   2023-09-27 17:37:27
Sp. code:   7129
Species name:   Leptotyphlops merkeri
Common name:   Merker's Thread Snake
Family:   Leptotyphlopidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:  
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-199555
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 199555 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Doesn't look or feel right for Indotyphlops braminus.
Date:   2023-02-02 18:23:36
Species name:   Leptotyphlops merkeri -- Merker's Thread Snake
Species code:   7129

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