Reptile Atlas of Southern Africa

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ReptileMAP:   165017
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3130AA
Observer:   African Herpetological and Biodiversity Institute .; Gary Kyle Nicolau ; Cass Barker
Date of record:   2018-03-03
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:52
Sp. code:   6092
Species name:   Philothamnus sp.
Common name:  
Family:   Colubridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-165017
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 165017 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Luke Kemp
Comment:   blue colour is common in Philothamnus after death. I would suggest P.natalensis occidentalis based on distribution
Date:   2018-03-19 23:36:45
Species name:   Philothamnus sp.
Species code:   6092
Comment number:   2
By:   Paul Sebastian Rabiega
Comment:   Agreed
Date:   2018-06-21 10:45:11
Species name:   Philothamnus sp.
Species code:   6092

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