Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   168445
Province:   Northern Uganda
Country:   Uganda
Locus:   NE_002031BA
Observer:   Stanton Mark
Date of record:   2010-04-11
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:52
Sp. code:   9130
Species name:   Psammophis rukwae
Common name:   Lake Rukwa Sand Snake
Family:   Lamprophiidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Psammophis tritaeniatus
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-168445
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 168445 - photo: 1
VM-number: 168445 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Either Psammophis rukwae or P. sudanensis, but colouration (especially the fine dark bands on the ventrals and the plain cream ventrals) suggest P. rukwae.
Date:   2019-01-18 16:12:40
Species name:   Psammophis rukwae -- Lake Rukwa Sand Snake
Species code:   9130

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