Southern African Reptile Conservation Assessment

Record details

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:   156845
Province:   kijabe
Country:   Kenya
Locus:   0036DC
Observer:   Barry Zeph; Henry Kingangi
Date of record:   2016-03-01
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   the first green boomslang i found fangs under eyes this one im not sure and it had a black mouth much like a montane egg eater which has been found up here 3 weeks ago by my biology teacher
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:52
Sp. code:   8870
Species name:   Dasypeltis atra
Common name:   Montane Egg-eater
Family:   Colubridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   jacksons tree snake/montane egg eater/ boomslang
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-156845
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:  
Date:   2018-11-06 15:13:11
Species name:   Dasypeltis atra -- Montane Egg-eater
Species code:   8870

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