Southern African Reptile Conservation Assessment

Record details

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:   650
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3321CC
Observer:   Anderson M.D.
Date of record:   2005-09-14
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2023-09-27 17:37:27
Sp. code:   1490
Species name:   Agama atra
Common name:   Southern Rock Agama
Family:   Agamidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-650
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   James Harrison
Comment:   ID based on spines and long tail (longer than head and body). I didn't consider anchietae because it is way out of range according to Branch's book. I agree that it is possible but I cannot distinguish the latter from aculeata.
Date:   2005-12-12 21:16:47
Species name:   Agama aculeata aculeata -- Common Ground Agama
Species code:   1450
Comment number:   2
By:   Mike Bates
Comment:   Southern Rock Agama, juvenile. A. anchietae does not occur in this region, while A. aculeata has distinct longitudinal rows of enlarged dorsals.
Date:   2006-06-01 11:00:26
Species name:   Agama atra -- Southern Rock Agama
Species code:   1490
Comment number:   3
By:   Andrew Turner
Comment:   Mike is right. This is A. atra.
Date:   2007-02-14 12:34:01
Species name:   Agama atra -- Southern Rock Agama
Species code:   1490
Comment number:   4
By:   Comments by several members of expert panel
Comment:  
Date:   2013-05-16 14:37:07
Species name:   Agama atra -- Southern Rock Agama
Species code:   1490

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