Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   201460
Province:   Lusaka Province
Country:   Zambia
Locus:   1528AD
Observer:   Barrett ; Mutakela Lishimba
Date of record:   2023-03-18
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Record confirmed by phone call. The third in that location in 2 years. One a bit smaller and a juvenile. Verbal records from game rangers some years ago in nearby Lusaka NP. No recent movements in the area to suggest recent hitchhiker.
Last updated:   2023-03-22 13:27:57
Sp. code:   5490
Species name:   Bitis gabonica
Common name:   Gaboon Adder
Family:   Viperidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Gaboon Adder
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-201460
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 201460 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Ruan Stander
Comment:  
Date:   2023-03-21 17:31:07
Species name:   Bitis gabonica -- Gaboon Adder
Species code:   5490
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:  
Date:   2023-03-22 13:27:57
Species name:   Bitis gabonica -- Gaboon Adder
Species code:   5490

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