Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   556
Province:   Northern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2916BB
Observer:   Phelps T.; Els J.C. & Bezuidenhout R.
Date of record:   2005-06-14
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2023-09-27 17:37:27
Sp. code:   2230
Species name:   Typhlosaurus vermis
Common name:   Pink Blind Legless Skink
Family:   Scincidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-556
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 556 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   James Harrison
Comment:   ID based on lack of pigmentation, gizz (especially head) and distribution.
Date:   2005-11-24 21:55:20
Species name:   Typhlosaurus vermis -- Pink Blind Legless Skink
Species code:   2230
Comment number:   2
By:   Mike Bates
Comment:   Boulenger's Blind Legless Skink
Date:   2006-05-22 09:55:54
Species name:   Typhlosaurus vermis -- Pink Blind Legless Skink
Species code:   2230

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