Reptile Atlas of Southern Africa

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ReptileMAP:   153703
Province:  
Country:   Mozambique
Locus:   1834DD
Observer:   Peacock F.; T Hohls, R Wienand, JK Boyce, P Rollinson, M Axelrod
Date of record:   2014-12-17
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Labial scales enter eye
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:52
Sp. code:   8770
Species name:   Naja subfulva
Common name:   Brown Forest Cobra
Family:   Elapidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Naja melanoleuca
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-153703
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 153703 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Paul Sebastian Rabiega
Comment:   Very nice patterning on this specimen. No darkening of the tail.
Date:   2015-03-26 15:31:31
Species name:   Naja melanoleuca -- Forest Cobra
Species code:   5290
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:  
Date:   2015-03-28 13:45:00
Species name:   Naja melanoleuca -- Forest Cobra
Species code:   5290
Comment number:   3
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Transfer all records currently under Naja melanoleuca (5290) to Naja subfulva (8770).
Date:   2018-08-14 12:05:07
Species name:   Naja subfulva -- Brown Forest Cobra
Species code:   8770

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