Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   203148
Province:  
Country:   Malawi
Locus:   1233BA
Observer:   Brown, Gary; uploading for Maggie Westrop
Date of record:   2023-05-06
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   seen late afternoon, near the Luwawa stables
Last updated:   2023-07-28 11:06:20
Sp. code:   9950
Species name:   Polemon ater
Common name:   Black Snake-eater
Family:   Atractaspididae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Polemon sp.
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-203148
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 203148 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Tentative ID. Appears to have 15 MSR, and snout is rounded, which fits this species.
Date:   2023-06-04 09:39:38
Species name:   Polemon ater -- Black Snake-eater
Species code:   9950

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