Reptile Atlas of Southern Africa

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ReptileMAP:   169280
Province:  
Country:   Zambia
Locus:   1233AC
Observer:   Barrett Norman; Clive Eto'o Musamba
Date of record:   2019-01-08
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:52
Sp. code:   5490
Species name:   Bitis gabonica
Common name:   Gaboon Adder
Family:   Viperidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-169280
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 169280 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Excellent record! This is the most easterly record for this species in Zambia, but is exactly where our niche modelling predicted that they would occur.
Date:   2019-01-22 17:47:53
Species name:   Bitis gabonica -- Gaboon Adder
Species code:   5490

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