Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   182418
Province:   Northern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3220BD
Observer:   Tripp M; S.Fogarty; J.Wentzel
Date of record:   2021-09-28
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Visually this looks closest to the Namaqualand Tent Tortoise Psammobates tentorius trimeni But distribution does not fit. CAN ANYONE ASSIST WITH SPECIFIC ID OF SUB SPECIES?
Last updated:   2022-04-19 22:59:55
Sp. code:   5670
Species name:   Psammobates tentorius tentorius
Common name:   Karoo Tent Tortoise
Family:   Testudinidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Tent Tortoise (but what sub species?)
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-182418
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 182418 - photo: 1
VM-number: 182418 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Luke Kemp
Comment:  
Date:   2021-10-22 09:07:37
Species name:   Psammobates tentorius tentorius -- Karoo Tent Tortoise
Species code:   5670
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:  
Date:   2022-04-19 22:59:55
Species name:   Psammobates tentorius tentorius -- Karoo Tent Tortoise
Species code:   5670

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