Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   2957
Province:   Northern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2820CB
Observer:   de Kock M.
Date of record:   2007-01-06
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   2023-09-27 17:37:27
Sp. code:   4890
Species name:   Psammophis notostictus
Common name:   Karoo Sand Snake
Family:   Lamprophiidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-2957
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 2957 - photo: 1
VM-number: 2957 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mike Bates
Comment:  
Date:   2007-10-08 13:28:38
Species name:   Psammophis notostictus -- Karoo Sand Snake
Species code:   4890
Comment number:   2
By:   Andrew Turner
Comment:   Hard to tell from these photos as scales can't be counted but I would suggest Psammophis notostictus although P. namibensis cannot be discounted as possibility.
Date:   2008-05-06 16:28:33
Species name:   Psammophis notostictus -- Karoo Sand Snake
Species code:   4890

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