| ReptileMAP: |
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290 |
| Province: |
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Gauteng |
| Country: |
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South Africa |
| Locus: |
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2628AB |
| Observer: |
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Pollhammer A. |
| Date of record: |
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2005-09-11 |
| Number of photos: |
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2 |
| Notes: |
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| Last updated: |
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2023-09-27 17:37:27 |
| Sp. code: |
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1380 |
| Species name: |
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Bradypodion ventrale |
| Common name: |
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Eastern Cape Dwarf Chameleon |
| Family: |
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Chamaeleonidae |
| Record status: |
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INTRODUCED |
| 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-290 |
| 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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Krystal Tolley |
| Comment: |
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This looks like B. ventrale, which would indicate an introdution of this species into Gauteng. |
| Date: |
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2005-09-26 20:55:14 |
| Species name: |
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Bradypodion ventrale -- Eastern Cape Dwarf Chameleon |
| Species code: |
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1380 |
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| Comment number: |
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2 |
| By: |
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Marius Burger |
| Comment: |
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No Bradypodion species occur naturally in Gauteng. |
| Date: |
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2005-09-26 21:03:28 |
| Species name: |
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Bradypodion ventrale -- Eastern Cape Dwarf Chameleon |
| Species code: |
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1380 |
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| Comment number: |
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3 |
| By: |
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Wulf Haacke |
| Comment: |
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B. ventrale is known to have been introduced into greater Johannesburg and were possibly sold in pet shops. Several local populations have been reported. |
| Date: |
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2007-02-17 23:01:23 |
| Species name: |
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Bradypodion ventrale -- Eastern Cape Dwarf Chameleon |
| Species code: |
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1380 |
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