Southern African Reptile Conservation Assessment

Record details

:   153536
Province:   Mpumalanga
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2630BC
Observer:   Diedericks G
Date of record:   2015-02-25
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Found two specimens moving through the grass (tall) dominated riparian vegetation
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:52
Sp. code:   1370
Species name:   Bradypodion transvaalense
Common name:   Wolkberg Dwarf Chameleon
Family:   Chamaeleonidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Bradypodion sp
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-153536
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Paul Sebastian Rabiega
Comment:   B. transvaalense? Very interesting
Date:   2015-03-03 09:32:56
Species name:   Bradypodion transvaalense -- Wolkberg Dwarf Chameleon
Species code:   1370
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Co-ordinates and farm name match up, but the site is SW of lochiel. The description should read "Farm Busby 222 IT, Komatiland Forests' Jessievale commercial tree plantation, Mpuluzi River, 18.9km SW (228 degrees) from Lochiel" Very good record!
Date:   2015-03-03 15:21:33
Species name:   Bradypodion transvaalense -- Wolkberg Dwarf Chameleon
Species code:   1370

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