Southern African Reptile Conservation Assessment

Record details

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:   163225
Province:   North Western
Country:   Zambia
Locus:   1325BD
Observer:   Barrett Norman; Andrea Anderson
Date of record:   2017-11-23
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Pic by A Anderson
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:52
Sp. code:   5310
Species name:   Naja nigricollis
Common name:   Black-necked Spitting Cobra
Family:   Elapidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Naja - oddly marked Forest or Black Necked
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-163225
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:   The matt scales and general colouration suggest N. nigricollis over N. melanoleuca. Bitis gabonica captured in separate submission (ReptileMAP #163226).
Date:   2017-11-26 19:36:28
Species name:   Naja nigricollis -- Black-necked Spitting Cobra
Species code:   5310

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