Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   167519
Province:  
Country:   Zambia
Locus:   0929CB
Observer:   Barrett Norman; Romancee Chiingu
Date of record:   2018-03-26
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
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:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-167519
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 167519 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Luke Kemp and I have discussed this record and we agree that it is most likely a Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis), but neither one of us is confident enough to call it with certainty from this photo.
Date:   2018-11-19 17:23:45
Species name:   FAMILY Elapidae -- Unidentified Elapidae
Species code:   6083

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