Southern African Reptile Conservation Assessment

Record details

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:   6559
Province:   Kwazulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3130AA
Observer:   Dobson R.
Date of record:   2008-10-31
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   2023-09-27 17:37:27
Sp. code:   4180
Species name:   Macrelaps microlepidotus
Common name:   Natal Black Snake
Family:   Lamprophiidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-6559
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:   Either Amblyodipsas polylepis or A. concolor. Cannot see enough detail for a species-level ID.
Date:   2013-12-25 23:30:13
Species name:   Amblyodipsas sp.
Species code:   5916
Comment number:   2
By:   Luke Kemp
Comment:  
Date:   2021-05-31 14:50:52
Species name:   Macrelaps microlepidotus -- Natal Black Snake
Species code:   4180

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