Southern African Reptile Conservation Assessment

Record details

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:   183705
Province:   North Western Province
Country:   Zambia
Locus:   1225AD
Observer:   Des Smit
Date of record:   2021-11-23
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   ?Congo burrowing asp
Last updated:   2023-09-27 17:37:27
Sp. code:   4121
Species name:   Amblyodipsas katangensis
Common name:   Katanga Purple-glossed Snake
Family:   Lamprophiidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:  
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-183705
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:   2022-03-30 15:50:49
Species name:   Atractaspis congica orientalis -- Eastern Congo Stiletto Snake
Species code:   4270
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   That golden sheen is diagnostic. Awesome record!
Date:   2022-06-01 16:51:50
Species name:   Amblyodipsas katangensis -- Katanga Purple-glossed Snake
Species code:   4121

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