Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   122062
Province:   Northern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2820AA
Observer:   SH Haughton KH Barnard
Date of record:   0-00-00
Number of photos:   0
Notes:   CapeNature database; Original entry: M. occidentalis; later note: M. trivittata (VF); pencil note: M. capensis. The farm some 12 miles S. of railway siding of same name: siding spelled Naroegas and farm spelled Narouga
Last updated:   2020-07-30 12:38:58
Sp. code:   2410
Species name:   Trachylepis occidentalis
Common name:   Western Three-striped Skink
Family:   Scincidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   CAPENATURE
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-122062
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map

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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Ex Trachylepis capensis. Reassigned based on distribution and original ID. Colouration and morphology very similar between the two species.
Date:   2020-07-30 12:38:58
Species name:   Trachylepis occidentalis -- Western Three-striped Skink
Species code:   2410

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