Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   5119
Province:   Northern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2824DC
Observer:   Wilson B.Y.
Date of record:   2008-00-08
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Uploaded from submission_5101-5150.txt: entry no. 19
Last updated:   2023-09-27 17:37:27
Sp. code:   3680
Species name:   Monopeltis capensis
Common name:   Cape Worm Lizard
Family:   Amphisbaenidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-5119
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 5119 - photo: 1
VM-number: 5119 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mike Bates
Comment:  
Date:   2008-09-22 09:20:34
Species name:   Monopeltis capensis -- Cape Worm Lizard
Species code:   3680
Comment number:   2
By:   John Measey
Comment:   Kimberly falls within the range of Monopeltis capensis, which matches the pigmentless appearance of this specimen.
Date:   2008-09-23 16:52:26
Species name:   Monopeltis capensis -- Cape Worm Lizard
Species code:   3680

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