Southern African Reptile Conservation Assessment

Record details

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:   6019
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3320DD
Observer:   Rebelo A.
Date of record:   2009-00-03
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Cape Worm Snake --Uploaded from submission_6001-6100.txt: entry no. 19
Last updated:   2023-09-27 17:37:27
Sp. code:   3990
Species name:   Leptotyphlops nigricans
Common name:   Black Thread Snake
Family:   Leptotyphlopidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-6019
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:   Possibly Slender Thread Snake (Leptotyphlops gracilior)
Date:   2014-04-26 20:05:21
Species name:   Leptotyphlops sp.
Species code:   6028
Comment number:   2
By:   Luke Kemp
Comment:   Namibiana gracilior should be a more silver colour with a darker chequered pattern.
Date:   2020-04-21 14:07:05
Species name:   Leptotyphlops nigricans -- Black Thread Snake
Species code:   3990

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