Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   9832
Province:   Eastern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3424BB
Observer:   watson garth; Mariza Watson
Date of record:   2014-01-30
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Size 1.03m
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:52
Sp. code:   4620
Species name:   Philothamnus occidentalis
Common name:   Western Natal Green Snake
Family:   Colubridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Philothamnus semivariegatus
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-9832
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 9832 - photo: 1
VM-number: 9832 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:  
Date:   2014-01-30 16:44:28
Species name:   Philothamnus occidentalis -- Western Natal Green Snake
Species code:   4620
Comment number:   2
By:   Luke Kemp
Comment:   turquoise head and white under the chin is characteristic of P.n.occidentalis. The snake is also very bulky in profile.
Date:   2016-10-16 17:16:10
Species name:   Philothamnus occidentalis -- Western Natal Green Snake
Species code:   4620

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