Southern African Reptile Conservation Assessment

Record details

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:   6308
Province:   Northern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2722AB
Observer:   van Dyk G.
Date of record:   2005-02-12
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Slender Spade-snouted Worm Lizard QDS=2722AB
Last updated:   2023-09-27 17:37:27
Sp. code:   3750
Species name:   Monopeltis mauricei
Common name:   Maurice's Worm Lizard
Family:   Amphisbaenidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-6308
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:   Single head shield. Approximately 190 body annuli visible, suggesting an annuli count of >250.
Date:   2013-12-26 14:36:14
Species name:   Monopeltis mauricei -- Maurice's Worm Lizard
Species code:   3750

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