Southern African Reptile Conservation Assessment

Record details

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:   155872
Province:   Northern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2621DD
Observer:   Finn Kyle
Date of record:   2013-12-02
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Found buried 20-30cm down in the hard sand under a bush.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:52
Sp. code:   3750
Species name:   Monopeltis mauricei
Common name:   Maurice's Worm Lizard
Family:   Amphisbaenidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Monopeltis sphenorhynchus
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-155872
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:   Based on subsequent photos showing the whole body.
Date:   2016-01-21 16:59:58
Species name:   Monopeltis mauricei -- Maurice's Worm Lizard
Species code:   3750

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