Southern African Reptile Conservation Assessment

Record details

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Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3030CD
Observer:   Vos P.
Date of record:   2005-08-17
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2023-09-27 17:37:27
Sp. code:   3910
Species name:   Afrotyphlops bibronii
Common name:   Bibron's Blind Snake
Family:   Typhlopidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-128
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Marius Burger
Comment:   Hmmm - with these kind of snakes a pic of the head is usually needed for ID. But I feel fairly confident that this is a Bibron's Blind Snake.
Date:   2005-08-29 12:40:25
Species name:   Afrotyphlops bibronii -- Bibron's Blind Snake
Species code:   3910
Comment number:   2
By:   Wulf Haacke
Comment:   I agreee with above reservations.
Date:   2005-09-04 22:12:20
Species name:   Afrotyphlops bibronii -- Bibron's Blind Snake
Species code:   3910

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