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1725 |
| Province: |
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Mpumalanga |
| Country: |
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South Africa |
| Locus: |
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2530BA |
| Observer: |
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Webb P. |
| Date of record: |
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2006-00-27 |
| Number of photos: |
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3 |
| Notes: |
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Uploaded from submission_001701-1750.txt: entry no. 24 |
| Last updated: |
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2023-09-27 17:37:27 |
| Sp. code: |
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4620 |
| Species name: |
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Philothamnus occidentalis |
| Common name: |
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Western Natal Green Snake |
| Family: |
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Colubridae |
| Record status: |
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ACCEPTED |
| Collector's species id: |
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| Institution: |
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ADU-UCT |
| Record URL: |
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https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-1725 |
| Links: |
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• Locus: Summary | Records • Species: Records | Distribution map |
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:
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| Comment number: |
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1 |
| By: |
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Mike Bates |
| Comment: |
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Green Water Snake - note two temporals on side of head, two upper labials entering orbit and yellow belly. |
| Date: |
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2006-11-10 07:47:45 |
| Species name: |
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Philothamnus hoplogaster -- South Eastern Green Snake |
| Species code: |
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4600 |
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| Comment number: |
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2 |
| By: |
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Andrew Turner |
| Comment: |
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The large size, olive colour above, twin temporal pairs and general appearance make P. hoplogaster unlikely. I suggest P. natalensis occidentalis but cannot rule out P. n. natalensis or P. angolensis based on these photos. |
| Date: |
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2006-11-17 16:01:26 |
| Species name: |
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Philothamnus occidentalis -- Western Natal Green Snake |
| Species code: |
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4620 |
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| Comment number: |
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3 |
| By: |
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Graham Alexander |
| Comment: |
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This is not hoplogaster. |
| Date: |
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2007-02-22 14:13:34 |
| Species name: |
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Philothamnus occidentalis -- Western Natal Green Snake |
| Species code: |
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4620 |
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| Comment number: |
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4 |
| By: |
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Comments by several members of expert panel |
| Comment: |
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Not able to make a positive identification. |
| Date: |
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2013-05-16 14:37:07 |
| Species name: |
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| Species code: |
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0 |
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| Comment number: |
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5 |
| By: |
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Darren Pietersen |
| Comment: |
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| Date: |
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2013-11-30 16:11:07 |
| Species name: |
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Philothamnus occidentalis -- Western Natal Green Snake |
| Species code: |
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4620 |
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