Southern African Reptile Conservation Assessment

Record details

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:   153887
Province:  
Country:   Zimbabwe
Locus:   1932BB
Observer:   Hardaker T. &
Date of record:   2014-12-17
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:52
Sp. code:   2430
Species name:   Trachylepis striata
Common name:   Striped Skink
Family:   Scincidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Montane Speckled Skink
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-153887
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:   I know what the field guide distributions say, but to me that colouration is typical Trachylepis striata.
Date:   2015-04-13 11:51:45
Species name:   Trachylepis striata -- Striped Skink
Species code:   2430
Comment number:   2
By:   Paul Sebastian Rabiega
Comment:   Distribution maps in field guides are notoriously flawed. T.striata
Date:   2015-04-15 09:42:57
Species name:   Trachylepis striata -- Striped Skink
Species code:   2430

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