Reptile Atlas of Southern Africa

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ReptileMAP:   6783
Province:   Gauteng
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2628AA
Observer:   van Huyssteen Ryan
Date of record:   2010-11-01
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   This is the first live one I have seen in this location.
Last updated:   2023-09-27 17:37:27
Sp. code:   1380
Species name:   Bradypodion ventrale
Common name:   Eastern Cape Dwarf Chameleon
Family:   Chamaeleonidae
Record status:   INTRODUCED
Collector's species id:   Bradypodion pumilum
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-6783
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 6783 - photo: 1
VM-number: 6783 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Paul Sebastian Rabiega
Comment:   A relocated species out of it natural range. A similar problem is seen with B. gutturale and B. thamnobates that have become well established populations in Gauteng. B. transvaalense i have seen being accidentally brought into Gauteng with flora destined for nurseries.
Date:   2013-12-26 09:28:03
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:  
Date:   2014-05-01 15:00:45
Species name:   Bradypodion ventrale -- Eastern Cape Dwarf Chameleon
Species code:   1380

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