Record details

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:   199403
Province:   Western Region
Country:   Uganda
Locus:   NE_000030CB
Observer:   Peter Rujabuka
Date of record:   2022-09-10
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Naja subfulva; Eastern Forest Cobra
Last updated:   2023-09-27 17:37:27
Sp. code:   8770
Species name:   Naja subfulva
Common name:   Brown Forest Cobra
Family:   Elapidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:  
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-199403
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Ruan Stander
Comment:   Distribution east of the Rift suggests N. subfulva, but colouration better fits N. melanoleuca.
Date:   2023-01-28 14:18:20
Species name:   Naja subfulva -- Brown Forest Cobra
Species code:   8770
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Normal colouration for this part of the range, fide Wuster et al. (2018).
Date:   2023-02-02 08:25:28
Species name:   Naja subfulva -- Brown Forest Cobra
Species code:   8770

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