Southern African Reptile Conservation Assessment

Record details

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:   151551
Province:  
Country:   Malawi
Locus:   1635BA
Observer:   Brown Gary; Dermot Allen
Date of record:   2014-08-11
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:52
Sp. code:   6140
Species name:   Thelotornis sp.
Common name:  
Family:   Colubridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   vine snake
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-151551
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Most probably Thelotornis mossambicanus, but there is a record of T. c. oatesii from nearby and without a photo of the dorsal side of the head we cannot be 100% certain which one it is.
Date:   2014-08-21 19:11:45
Species name:   Thelotornis sp.
Species code:   6140

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