Southern African Reptile Conservation Assessment

Record details

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:   175025
Province:   Copperbelt Province
Country:   Zambia
Locus:   1228CD
Observer:   Sarah Knight (uploaded by Norman Barrett)
Date of record:   2020-02-28
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Brown House Snake
Last updated:   2020-07-18 11:11:36
Sp. code:   4321
Species name:   Boaedon fuliginosus
Common name:   Sooty House Snake
Family:   Lamprophiidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-175025
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Ruan Stander
Comment:  
Date:   2020-06-19 22:00:00
Species name:   Boaedon fuliginosus -- Sooty House Snake
Species code:   4321
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:  
Date:   2020-06-23 12:27:10
Species name:   Boaedon capensis -- Brown House Snake
Species code:   4320
Comment number:   3
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Head shape suggests B. fuliginosus, although colouration is very light.
Date:   2020-07-18 11:11:36
Species name:   Boaedon fuliginosus -- Sooty House Snake
Species code:   4321

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