Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   152331
Province:   Northern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2917CD
Observer:   Jessnitz V
Date of record:   2014-11-15
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:52
Sp. code:   2490
Species name:   Trachylepis variegata
Common name:   Variegated Skink
Family:   Scincidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-152331
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 152331 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Pale middorsal stripe flanked by dark stripes suggests uniform/pale morph T. variegata.
Date:   2014-11-20 15:46:50
Species name:   Trachylepis variegata -- Variegated Skink
Species code:   2490
Comment number:   2
By:   Paul Sebastian Rabiega
Comment:   Agreed. I have caught such individuals before.
Date:   2014-11-24 12:35:29
Species name:   Trachylepis variegata -- Variegated Skink
Species code:   2490

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