Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   8570
Province:   Limpopo
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2331CD
Observer:   Beneke Marita
Date of record:   2013-08-17
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   About 50cm length.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:52
Sp. code:   3550
Species name:   Matobosaurus validus
Common name:   Common Giant Plated Lizard
Family:   Gerrhosauridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-8570
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 8570 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Allison Sharp
Comment:  
Date:   2013-08-25 17:32:17
Species name:   Matobosaurus validus -- Giant Plated Lizard (subsp. ?)
Species code:   3552
Comment number:   2
By:   Paul Sebastian Rabiega
Comment:   Or G. validus subsp.
Date:   2013-08-31 22:14:39
Species name:   Matobosaurus validus -- Common Giant Plated Lizard
Species code:   3550
Comment number:   3
By:   Andre Coetzer
Comment:  
Date:   2013-09-10 14:24:14
Species name:   Matobosaurus validus -- Giant Plated Lizard (subsp. ?)
Species code:   3552

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