Southern African Reptile Conservation Assessment

Record details

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:   197517
Province:   Northern Region
Country:   Malawi
Locus:   0933DC
Observer:   Brammer Tim; Ralph Brammer
Date of record:   2022-09-21
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-10-28 11:27:36
Sp. code:   8710
Species name:   Trachylepis varia sensu stricto
Common name:   Common Variable Skink
Family:   Scincidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Trachylepis varia
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-197517
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:   This individual morphologically resembles T. damarana (second loreal and orientation of anterior ear lobes).
Date:   2022-10-28 11:27:36
Species name:   Trachylepis varia sensu stricto -- Common Variable Skink
Species code:   8710

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