Southern African Reptile Conservation Assessment

Record details

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:   170352
Province:   Limpopo
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2430BA
Observer:   Jessnitz V
Date of record:   2019-04-10
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:52
Sp. code:   2480
Species name:   Trachylepis varia sensu lato
Common name:   Common Variable Skink Complex
Family:   Scincidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-170352
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Ryan van Huyssteen
Comment:  
Date:   2019-10-03 14:48:31
Species name:   Trachylepis damarana -- Damara Variable Skink
Species code:   2352
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   I don't think there's enough detail here to tell between T. damarana and T. varia sensu stricto, and both species appear to occur sympatrically in this area.
Date:   2020-02-12 23:44:11
Species name:   Trachylepis varia sensu lato -- Common Variable Skink Complex
Species code:   2480

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