Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   205911
Province:   Limpopo
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2328BB
Observer:   Stander R
Date of record:   2024-01-13
Number of photos:   3
Notes:  
Id status:   Identification pending
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-205911
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 205911 - photo: 1
VM-number: 205911 - photo: 2
VM-number: 205911 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Ruan Stander
Comment:  
Date:   2024-04-13 22:20:49
Species name:   Trachylepis punctatissima -- Speckled Rock Skink
Species code:   2450
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:  
Date:   2024-04-16 17:21:10
Species name:   Trachylepis striata -- Striped Skink
Species code:   2430
Comment number:   3
By:   Ruan Stander
Comment:   In grassland at 1 800- 1 900 m a.s.l.; juvenile T. striata are usually very boldly marked. T. punctatissima has a more elongate and depressed head than T. striata. I remain convinced of T. punctatissima in this case.
Date:   2024-04-16 23:17:02
Species name:  
Species code:   0

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