| ReptileMAP: |
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170758 |
| Province: |
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| Country: |
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Zambia |
| Locus: |
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1528AD |
| Observer: |
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Barrett Norman; Christa Wessels |
| Date of record: |
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2019-04-24 |
| Number of photos: |
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1 |
| Notes: |
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| Last updated: |
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2022-11-24 11:45:45 |
| Sp. code: |
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3802 |
| Species name: |
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Zygaspis kafuensis |
| Common name: |
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Kafue Dwarf Worm Lizard |
| Family: |
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Amphisbaenidae |
| Record status: |
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ACCEPTED |
| Collector's species id: |
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| Institution: |
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ADU-UCT |
| Record URL: |
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https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-170758 |
| Links: |
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• Locus: Summary | Records • Species: Records | Distribution map |
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:
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| Comment number: |
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1 |
| By: |
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Ruan Stander |
| Comment: |
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| Date: |
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2019-06-08 08:33:24 |
| Species name: |
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Acontias plumbeus -- Giant Legless Skink |
| Species code: |
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2080 |
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| Comment number: |
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2 |
| By: |
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Darren Pietersen |
| Comment: |
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VERY interesting record. Body is too slender for Acontias plumbeus, and no large Acontias known from Zambia. Closest match is Melanoseps, although quite far outside of their known range. May represent a waif. |
| Date: |
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2019-12-02 15:34:54 |
| Species name: |
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Melanoseps loveridgei -- Loveridge?s limbless skink |
| Species code: |
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8244 |
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| Comment number: |
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3 |
| By: |
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Darren Pietersen |
| Comment: |
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Body is too long and slender for Melanoseps, very far out of range and in the wrong habitat. Best fit is a Zygaspis, cf. Z. kafuensis. The dark colour could be a lighting artefact. |
| Date: |
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2022-11-24 11:45:45 |
| Species name: |
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Zygaspis kafuensis -- Kafue Dwarf Worm Lizard |
| Species code: |
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3802 |
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