Reptile Atlas of Southern Africa

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ReptileMAP:   199295
Province:   Nakuru County
Country:   Kenya
Locus:   0036AC
Observer:   Ole Sanoe Henry
Date of record:   2020-04-30
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Battersby’s Green Snake (Philothamnus battersbyi)
Last updated:   2023-09-27 17:37:27
Sp. code:   4640
Species name:   Philothamnus semivariegatus
Common name:   Spotted Bush Snake
Family:   Colubridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:  
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-199295
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 199295 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Dark markings on the anterior body, and appears to have a flatter head than in P. battersbyi.
Date:   2023-02-02 09:24:31
Species name:   Philothamnus semivariegatus -- Spotted Bush Snake
Species code:   4640

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