Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   156512
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2929AB
Observer:   Nicolau Gary Kyle
Date of record:   2015-09-20
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:52
Sp. code:   1270
Species name:   Bradypodion dracomontanum
Common name:   Drakensberg Dwarf Chameleon
Family:   Chamaeleonidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Bradypodion dracomontanum
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-156512
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 156512 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Paul Sebastian Rabiega
Comment:   Most likely B. dracomontanum, although 'Emerald' has been recorded there too and the Bradypodion of the area should be reviewed again.
Date:   2016-01-26 12:08:34
Species name:   Bradypodion dracomontanum -- Drakensberg Dwarf Chameleon
Species code:   1270
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Emerald Dwarf Chemeleon occurs south of Cathedral Peak, whereas B. dracomontanum occurs from Cathedral Peak northwards.
Date:   2016-02-14 10:47:02
Species name:   Bradypodion sp. (Emerald) -- Emerald Dwarf Chameleon
Species code:   1271
Comment number:   3
By:   Nick Evans
Comment:   There's a good population of Drakensberg Dwarf Chameleon's in and around Monks Cowl.
Date:   2016-04-21 08:06:12
Species name:   Bradypodion dracomontanum -- Drakensberg Dwarf Chameleon
Species code:   1270

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