Southern African Reptile Conservation Assessment

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:   152082
Province:  
Country:   Tanzania
Locus:   0737BD
Observer:   Jubber W
Date of record:   2013-01-14
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Raised eyebrow, temporal scale configuration, even though missing the prominent spot or crossbars present in this specie, this looks to be Philothamnus semivariegatus based on scale arrangement on the head. Difficult group punctatus - semivariegatus.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:52
Sp. code:   7120
Species name:   Philothamnus punctatus
Common name:   Speckled Green Snake
Family:   Colubridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Philothamnus semivariegatus - Spotted Bush Snake
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-152082
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:   Two anterior and two posterior temporals; supralabials 5 & 6 entering orbit.
Date:   2014-10-25 21:43:38
Species name:   Philothamnus punctatus -- Speckled Green Snake
Species code:   7120

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