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2915 |
| Province: |
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KwaZulu-Natal |
| Country: |
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South Africa |
| Locus: |
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3030CD |
| Observer: |
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Vos P. |
| Date of record: |
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2007-04-23 |
| Number of photos: |
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3 |
| Notes: |
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2.15pm; overcast & warm. Big fellow (about 1;2m) on bird-feeder lawn with head in leaf-litter in garden. Nervous when caught - strong musk on hands - but no attempts to bite. Settled in bucket & eased into leaf-litter on release in bush. Considered Amblyodipsas concolor because of purple sheen; but too big? `Battered` skin and sheen indicates imminent slough? |
| Last updated: |
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2023-09-27 17:37:27 |
| Sp. code: |
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4180 |
| Species name: |
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Macrelaps microlepidotus |
| Common name: |
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Natal Black Snake |
| Family: |
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Lamprophiidae |
| Record status: |
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ACCEPTED |
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| Institution: |
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ADU-UCT |
| Record URL: |
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https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-2915 |
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• Locus: Summary | Records • Species: Records | Distribution map |
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:
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| Comment number: |
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1 |
| By: |
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Andrew Turner |
| Comment: |
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Probably Amblyodipsas polylepis based on apparently high number of midbody scales. |
| Date: |
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2007-10-23 17:00:26 |
| Species name: |
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Amblyodipsas polylepis polylepis -- Common Purple-glossed Snake |
| Species code: |
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4110 |
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| Comment number: |
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2 |
| By: |
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Comments by several members of expert panel |
| Comment: |
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| Date: |
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2008-11-23 20:00:00 |
| Species name: |
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Amblyodipsas polylepis polylepis -- Common Purple-glossed Snake |
| Species code: |
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4110 |
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| Comment number: |
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3 |
| By: |
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Darren Pietersen |
| Comment: |
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Darren, Graham Alexander, Marius Burger, Werner Conradie. High midbody scale count, inky black (rather than purple glossy) colouration, white specks on body. |
| Date: |
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2020-07-23 09:42:07 |
| Species name: |
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Macrelaps microlepidotus -- Natal Black Snake |
| Species code: |
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4180 |
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