Southern African Reptile Conservation Assessment

Record details

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:   159989
Province:   Muchinga
Country:   Zambia
Locus:   1230BB
Observer:   Huchzermeyer C; Christine Coppinger, Reiner Neist
Date of record:   2016-11-27
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Tail missing off picture but spots confined to first 1/3 of body
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:52
Sp. code:   5390
Species name:   Causus rhombeatus
Common name:   Rhombic Night Adder
Family:   Viperidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Causus rasmusseni?
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-159989
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:   Presence of dark lateral bars suggest C. rhombeatus.
Date:   2016-11-28 15:46:49
Species name:   Causus rhombeatus -- Rhombic Night Adder
Species code:   5390

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