Southern African Reptile Conservation Assessment

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:   3090
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2929AB
Observer:   Richter W.
Date of record:   2007-00-28
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   In the tree above tent. We were alerted to it by birds making a noise. The top of the snake was light bright green and its underside a more yellowish green. It reminds me of the image of the green mamba on google. In photo its head is close to the bo
Last updated:   2023-09-27 17:37:27
Sp. code:   6092
Species name:   Philothamnus sp.
Common name:  
Family:   Colubridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-3090
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mike Bates
Comment:   Philothamnus hoplogaster or P. natalensis occidentalis.
Date:   2007-09-26 12:08:30
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Comments by several members of expert panel
Comment:   Not able to make a positive identification
Date:   2008-11-23 20:00:00
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   3
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:  
Date:   2013-11-30 19:34:51
Species name:   Reptilia (unidentifiable) -- Unidentified reptile
Species code:   9999
Comment number:   4
By:   Luke Kemp
Comment:   Most likely P.occidentalis due to locality and arboreal nature.
Date:   2020-04-13 13:18:56
Species name:   Philothamnus sp.
Species code:   6092

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