Record details
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:   7603
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3030DA
Observer:   Pickles A
Date of record:   2012-06-13
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Still unsure if it is a Natal or Common Purple Glossed Snake
Last updated:   2023-09-27 17:37:27
Sp. code:   4180
Species name:   Macrelaps microlepidotus
Common name:   Natal Black Snake
Family:   Lamprophiidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Purple Glossed snake
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-7603
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Dave Maguire
Comment:  
Date:   2012-07-02 08:00:02
Species name:   Macrelaps microlepidotus -- Natal Black Snake
Species code:   4180

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