Southern African Reptile Conservation Assessment

Record details

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:   221
Province:   North West
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2624CD
Observer:   Hibbitts T.
Date of record:   2004-10-28
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   2023-09-27 17:37:27
Sp. code:   4910
Species name:   Psammophis brevirostris
Common name:   Short-snouted Grass Snake
Family:   Lamprophiidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-221
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Bryan Maritz
Comment:   Well done, 2 for the price of 1!
Date:   2005-09-16 11:44:29
Species name:   Psammophis brevirostris -- Short-snouted Grass Snake
Species code:   4910
Comment number:   2
By:   Mike Bates
Comment:   Left is a Yellow-throated plated Lizard (Gerrhosaurus flavigularis) and the snake is a Short-snouted Grass Snake (Psammophis brevirostris). The snake may have eaten or was chasing the lizard when killed.
Date:   2005-09-20 11:39:04
Species name:   Psammophis brevirostris -- Short-snouted Grass Snake
Species code:   4910

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