Reptile Atlas of Southern Africa

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ReptileMAP:   201004
Province:   Kilimanjaro Region
Country:   Tanzania
Locus:   0337AC
Observer:   Mubarak Atik
Date of record:   2017-02-20
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   P. punctatus
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-201004
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 201004 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Ruan Stander
Comment:  
Date:   2023-03-06 13:01:06
Species name:   Philothamnus punctatus -- Speckled Green Snake
Species code:   7120
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Despite only 2 supralabials contacting the eye, the third is only just excluded, as is often the case for P. semivariegatus. Overall appearance and distribution also appear to match this species better.
Date:   2023-04-04 17:48:28
Species name:   Philothamnus semivariegatus -- Spotted Bush Snake
Species code:   4640

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