Reptile Atlas of Southern Africa

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ReptileMAP:   169922
Province:  
Country:   Zambia
Locus:   1228DC
Observer:   Barrett Norman; Amanda Pands Ravensdale-Dring
Date of record:   2019-02-27
Number of photos:   3
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:52
Sp. code:   6028
Species name:   Leptotyphlops sp.
Common name:  
Family:   Leptotyphlopidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-169922
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 169922 - photo: 1
VM-number: 169922 - photo: 2
VM-number: 169922 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Most probably Shaba Tread Snake (Leptotyphlops kafubi), but this is one of the rare instances where we actually need a clear photo of the cloacal scale to separate that species from L. emini.
Date:   2019-03-05 14:42:20
Species name:   Leptotyphlops sp.
Species code:   6028

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