Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   3036
Province:   Eastern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3226BD
Observer:   Webster K.
Date of record:   2007-04-23
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Not sure which blind snake this is but battle to get them before they disappear
Last updated:   2023-09-27 17:37:27
Sp. code:   3990
Species name:   Leptotyphlops nigricans
Common name:   Black Thread Snake
Family:   Leptotyphlopidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-3036
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 3036 - photo: 1
VM-number: 3036 - photo: 2
VM-number: 3036 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Andrew Turner
Comment:   Species ID not possible. Leptotyphlops sp.
Date:   2007-12-19 16:22:36
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Comments by several members of expert panel
Comment:  
Date:   2008-11-23 20:00:00
Species name:   Leptotyphlops nigricans -- Black Thread Snake
Species code:   3990

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