MammalMAP: |
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1388 |
Province: |
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Limpopo |
Country: |
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South Africa |
Locus: |
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2428DA |
Observer: |
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Boyce J.K.; Wian Van Zyl |
Date of record: |
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2011-12-16 |
Number of photos: |
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1 |
Notes: |
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(Is a Giraffe known as an African/Common/Greater Giraffe or something? or is it just Giraffe?) |
Last updated: |
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2020-12-03 13:24:54 |
Sp. code: |
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211830 |
Species name: |
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Giraffa giraffa giraffa |
Common name: |
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South African Giraffe |
Family: |
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Giraffidae |
Record status: |
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ACCEPTED |
Collector's species id: |
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Giraffe |
Institution: |
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ADU-UCT |
Record URL: |
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https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-1388 |
Links: |
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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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Megan Loftie-Eaton |
Comment: |
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The Giraffe in South Africa are just called Giraffe, but as you head up North in Africa you get various sub-species like the Rothschild Giraffe and the Reticulated/Somali Giraffe etc. I think you get about 8 or 9 subspecies of Giraffe in Afirca |
Date: |
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2012-01-09 09:40:52 |
Species name: |
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Giraffa giraffa giraffa -- South African Giraffe |
Species code: |
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211830 |
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