Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   154138
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3318CD
Observer:   Underhill L.G
Date of record:   2015-04-10
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Burnt in one of the fires on Rondebosch Common in late March 2015. Photograph by Rob Jennings, chair of Friends of Rondebosch Common
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:52
Sp. code:   6083
Species name:   FAMILY Elapidae
Common name:   Unidentified Elapidae
Family:   Elapidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Mole Snake
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-154138
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 154138 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Tail is too pointed for Pseudaspis cana. Probably a Naja nivea, possibly Hemachatus haemachatus.
Date:   2015-05-03 19:38:59
Species name:   FAMILY Elapidae -- Unidentified Elapidae
Species code:   6083
Comment number:   2
By:   Paul Sebastian Rabiega
Comment:  
Date:   2015-05-06 13:03:27
Species name:   FAMILY Elapidae -- Unidentified Elapidae
Species code:   6083
Comment number:   3
By:   Luke Kemp
Comment:   Tail looks suitable for Pseudaspis cana. Large black snake is most likely Pseudaspis
Date:   2020-05-29 14:42:33
Species name:   Pseudaspis cana -- Mole Snake
Species code:   4540

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