Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   6545
Province:   Northern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2824DA
Observer:   Wilson B.Y.
Date of record:   2009-01-20
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Killed local woman. Identified by B. Wilson. Widely reported in local media; DFA; Volksblad; Kontrei & Noordkaap.
Last updated:   2023-09-27 17:37:27
Sp. code:   5340
Species name:   Naja nivea
Common name:   Cape Cobra
Family:   Elapidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-6545
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 6545 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Beryl Wilson. pers. comm.
Date:   2013-11-30 12:10:49
Species name:   Naja nivea -- Cape Cobra
Species code:   5340

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