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:   104619
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3222BC
Observer:   South African Museum
Date of record:   0-00-00
Number of photos:   0
Notes:   CapeNature database; SAM Expedition 4 specimens accessioned under SAM ZR 20719, 2 = A.h. aculeata (SAM ZR 20719a) and 2 = A.h. brachyura (SAM ZR 20719b (43555 q.v.)).
Last updated:   2020-07-14 14:05:07
Sp. code:   1450
Species name:   Agama aculeata aculeata
Common name:   Common Ground Agama
Family:   Agamidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   CAPENATURE
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-104619
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:   Ex Agama hispida. Specimen not examined, but reassigned to A. a. aculeata based on distribution. Believed to be an artefact of when A. aculeata was a subspecies of A. hispida.
Date:   2020-05-21 22:39:17
Species name:   Agama aculeata aculeata -- Common Ground Agama
Species code:   1450

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