Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   200278
Province:   Kilimanjaro Region
Country:   Tanzania
Locus:   0337AD
Observer:   Heloise Jackson
Date of record:   2022-02-22
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Speckled Green Snake (Philothamnus punctatus)
Last updated:   2023-09-27 17:37:27
Sp. code:   8890
Species name:   Philothamnus battersbyi
Common name:   Battersby's Green Snake
Family:   Colubridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:  
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-200278
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 200278 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Ruan Stander
Comment:  
Date:   2023-04-08 00:01:27
Species name:   Philothamnus punctatus -- Speckled Green Snake
Species code:   7120
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Head is too rounded for P. punctatus, and black 'spots' are actually black interstitial skin. Also too far west for P. punctatus.
Date:   2023-04-09 22:31:52
Species name:   Philothamnus battersbyi -- Battersby's Green Snake
Species code:   8890

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