Record details

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:   32904
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2930DD
Observer:   L Mc DONALD
Date of record:   1985-04-01
Number of photos:   0
Notes:   Transvaal Museum record
Last updated:   2020-07-23 14:03:43
Sp. code:   4180
Species name:   Macrelaps microlepidotus
Common name:   Natal Black Snake
Family:   Lamprophiidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   TM
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-32904
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 Amblyodipsas polylepis. Probably Macrelaps microlepidotus. Although reported in Broadley (1968, 1983, 1990), the record originates from Durban Snake Park, which is renowned for misidentifying Macrelaps microlepidotus, Amblyodipsas concolor and Amblyodipsas polylepis (Graham J. Alexander, pers. comm. July 2020). Broadley did not examine the individual himself.
Date:   2020-07-23 14:03:43
Species name:   Macrelaps microlepidotus -- Natal Black Snake
Species code:   4180

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