Reptile Atlas of Southern Africa

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ReptileMAP:   1545
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3222BC
Observer:   Rebelo A.
Date of record:   2006-07-13
Number of photos:   3
Notes:  
Last updated:   2024-06-24 15:17:43
Sp. code:   320
Species name:   Lygodactylus capensis
Common name:   Common Dwarf Gecko
Family:   Gekkonidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-1545
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 1545 - photo: 1
VM-number: 1545 - photo: 2
VM-number: 1545 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Wulf Haacke
Comment:   Locality outside known range. Possibly a translocation.
Date:   2006-08-21 22:53:50
Species name:   Lygodactylus capensis -- Common Dwarf Gecko
Species code:   320
Comment number:   2
By:   Mike Bates
Comment:   Almost certainly a translocation. Probably hopped out of someone's car boot or caravan that had been in L. capensis territory (e.g. Mpumalanga or the KZN coast).
Date:   2007-03-14 14:58:40
Species name:   Lygodactylus capensis -- Common Dwarf Gecko
Species code:   320

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