Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   9137
Province:   Northern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2820CA
Observer:   Todd Simon
Date of record:   2012-08-25
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Not sure what subsp. looks like trimeni but location suggests varroxii
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:52
Sp. code:   5680
Species name:   Psammobates tentorius verroxii
Common name:   Verrox's Tent Tortoise
Family:   Testudinidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Psammobates tentorius
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-9137
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 9137 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Christiaan Steenkamp
Comment:   Carapace has smooth and slightly raised scutes.
Date:   2013-11-10 22:17:18
Species name:   Psammobates tentorius verroxii -- Verrox's Tent Tortoise
Species code:   5680

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