Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   203208
Province:   Khomas
Country:   Namibia
Locus:   2216DB
Observer:   Thomson N
Date of record:   2023-05-30
Number of photos:   3
Notes:  
Last updated:   2023-06-27 16:10:43
Sp. code:   4322
Species name:   Boaedon mentalis
Common name:   Large-eyed House Snake
Family:   Lamprophiidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Brown House Snake?
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-203208
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 203208 - photo: 1
VM-number: 203208 - photo: 2
VM-number: 203208 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Ruan Stander
Comment:  
Date:   2023-06-19 15:31:24
Species name:   Boaedon sp.
Species code:   7470
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   The pale lateral stripe is indicative of B. mentalis.
Date:   2023-06-26 19:13:04
Species name:   Boaedon mentalis -- Large-eyed House Snake
Species code:   4322
Comment number:   3
By:   Ruan Stander
Comment:   Luke Kemp pers. comm. June 2023
Date:   2023-06-27 16:10:43
Species name:   Boaedon mentalis -- Large-eyed House Snake
Species code:   4322

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