Southern African Reptile Conservation Assessment

Record details

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:   153700
Province:  
Country:   Mozambique
Locus:   1835AA
Observer:   Peacock F.; P Rollinson, JK Boyce, M Axelrod, T Hohls, R Wienand
Date of record:   2014-12-12
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Big one found under pile of wood, and small juv found later in sandy soil
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:52
Sp. code:   2260
Species name:   Mochlus sundevallii
Common name:   Sundevall's Writhing Skink
Family:   Scincidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Mochlus (Lygosoma) afrum
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-153700
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:  
Date:   2015-03-26 15:35:08
Species name:   Mochlus afer -- Greater Writhing Skink
Species code:   2250
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:  
Date:   2015-03-28 20:51:33
Species name:   Mochlus afer -- Greater Writhing Skink
Species code:   2250
Comment number:   3
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Freitas et al. (2018) synonymised Mochlus afer (2250) with Mochlus sundevallii, so all the records currently assigned to Mochlus afer have been transferred to M. sundevallii (2260)
Date:   2018-08-14 15:00:13
Species name:   Mochlus sundevallii -- Sundevall's Writhing Skink
Species code:   2260

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