Record details

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:   160481
Province:   Eastern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3425BA
Observer:   Hofmeyr S; Marc Burman; Suzanne Hofmeyr; Clare Hofmeyr
Date of record:   2016-12-30
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Female boomslang (olive phase) robbing weaver nest; male boomslang hunting in the same group of trees. See Biodiversity Observations paper for more details.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:52
Sp. code:   4690
Species name:   Dispholidus typus typus
Common name:   Boomslang
Family:   Colubridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Boomslang
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-160481
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Luke Kemp
Comment:  
Date:   2017-01-16 16:00:16
Species name:   Dispholidus typus typus -- Boomslang
Species code:   4690
Comment number:   2
By:   Nick Schaller
Comment:  
Date:   2017-01-17 07:52:20
Species name:   Dispholidus typus typus -- Boomslang
Species code:   4690

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