Reptile Atlas of Southern Africa

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ReptileMAP:   4578
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3422AA
Observer:   van Rooyen J.
Date of record:   2008-00-26
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Agama aculeata aculeata; Ground Agama; Found hiding under a hand size boulder. Habitat was a rocky outcrop area with various sized boulders everywhere scattered short shrublets. Elevation 79.0m Reasons for my ID of species tail was longer than head & body; Earholes were large; Counted 13 irregular bars on tail; Had 4 paired dark blotches on back; Had 2 chevron bars between the eyes; --Uploaded from submission_4551-4600.txt: entry no. 28
Last updated:   2023-09-27 17:37:27
Sp. code:   1490
Species name:   Agama atra
Common name:   Southern Rock Agama
Family:   Agamidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-4578
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 4578 - photo: 1
VM-number: 4578 - photo: 2
VM-number: 4578 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Comments by several members of expert panel
Comment:  
Date:   2013-05-16 14:37:07
Species name:   Agama atra -- Southern Rock Agama
Species code:   1490

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