Southern African Reptile Conservation Assessment

Record details

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:   27913
Province:   Northern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2620BC
Observer:   G HAAGNER
Date of record:   1988-10-29
Number of photos:   0
Notes:   Transvaal Museum record
Last updated:   2020-07-30 12:50:37
Sp. code:   2410
Species name:   Trachylepis occidentalis
Common name:   Western Three-striped Skink
Family:   Scincidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   TM
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-27913
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:   Ex. Trachylepis capensis. Specimen not re-examined, but reassigned based on distribution. The two species are morphologically similar, have a similar colouration and are often confused.
Date:   2020-07-30 12:50:37
Species name:   Trachylepis occidentalis -- Western Three-striped Skink
Species code:   2410

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