ReptileMAP: |
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53 |
Province: |
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KwaZulu-Natal |
Country: |
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South Africa |
Locus: |
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2930CB |
Observer: |
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Bowker M.B. |
Date of record: |
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2004-04-18 |
Number of photos: |
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3 |
Notes: |
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Last updated: |
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2023-09-27 17:37:27 |
Sp. code: |
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1310 |
Species name: |
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Bradypodion melanocephalum |
Common name: |
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KwaZulu Dwarf Chameleon |
Family: |
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Chamaeleonidae |
Record status: |
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ACCEPTED |
Collector's species id: |
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Institution: |
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ADU-UCT |
Record URL: |
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https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-53 |
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• Locus: Summary | Records • Species: Records | Distribution map |
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:
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Comment number: |
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1 |
By: |
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Krystal Tolley |
Comment: |
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Pointy gular scales & reduced casque = B. melanocephalum. Casque is much higher in thamnobates and gular scales are broad and flatten. Stress colouration also fits melanoceph not thamnobates. |
Date: |
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2005-08-22 17:52:06 |
Species name: |
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Bradypodion melanocephalum -- KwaZulu Dwarf Chameleon |
Species code: |
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1310 |
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Comment number: |
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2 |
By: |
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Marius Burger |
Comment: |
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I agree with Krystal's ID of species. |
Date: |
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2005-08-22 20:11:53 |
Species name: |
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Bradypodion melanocephalum -- KwaZulu Dwarf Chameleon |
Species code: |
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1310 |
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