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537 |
Province: |
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Western Cape |
Country: |
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South Africa |
Locus: |
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3119AC |
Observer: |
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Grundlingh F. |
Date of record: |
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2004-09-05 |
Number of photos: |
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2 |
Notes: |
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Last updated: |
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2023-09-27 17:37:27 |
Sp. code: |
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5601 |
Species name: |
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Chersobius signatus |
Common name: |
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Speckled Padloper |
Family: |
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Testudinidae |
Record status: |
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ACCEPTED |
Collector's species id: |
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Institution: |
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ADU-UCT |
Record URL: |
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https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-537 |
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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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Mike Bates |
Comment: |
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Southern Speckled Padloper |
Date: |
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2005-11-04 16:13:41 |
Species name: |
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Homopus signatus cafer -- Southern Speckled Padloper |
Species code: |
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5600 |
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Comment number: |
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2 |
By: |
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James Harrison |
Comment: |
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I suggest that this is a good example of an intergrade between signatus and cafer, but the strongly serrated posterior margin suggests that it is signatus, not cafer, as do the relatively coarse markings. |
Date: |
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2005-11-05 12:19:54 |
Species name: |
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Homopus signatus signatus -- Namaqua Speckled Padloper |
Species code: |
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5590 |
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Comment number: |
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3 |
By: |
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Andrew Turner |
Comment: |
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James is right in that this is currently coinsidered an intergrade. However the exact status of these specimens from the Hantam is yet be tested genetically and I think we should just stick to calling the whole lot `Homopus signatus' for the atlas pe |
Date: |
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2007-02-14 12:24:31 |
Species name: |
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Chersobius signatus -- Speckled Padloper |
Species code: |
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5601 |
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Comment number: |
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4 |
By: |
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Comments by several members of expert panel |
Comment: |
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Not able to make a positive identification to species level. |
Date: |
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2013-05-16 14:37:07 |
Species name: |
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Chersobius signatus -- Speckled Padloper |
Species code: |
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5601 |
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Comment number: |
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5 |
By: |
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Marius Burger |
Comment: |
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After discussions with Dr Retha Hofmeyr (UWC), the probable ID of this specimen is taken to be H. s. signatus. |
Date: |
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2008-04-20 18:09:17 |
Species name: |
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Homopus signatus signatus -- Namaqua Speckled Padloper |
Species code: |
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5590 |
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