Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   4383
Province:   Mpumalanga
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2531BD
Observer:   Pearmain F.
Date of record:   2008-03-24
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Black Mamba caught in the eaves of a thatch house and released in a nearby reserve(Lionspruit). Release Coords 25 21 98 S; 31 47 13 E .Approx size 1.5m
Last updated:   2023-09-27 17:37:27
Sp. code:   5360
Species name:   Dendroaspis polylepis
Common name:   Black Mamba
Family:   Elapidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-4383
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 4383 - photo: 1
VM-number: 4383 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Marius Burger
Comment:  
Date:   2008-05-12 19:26:42
Species name:   Dendroaspis polylepis -- Black Mamba
Species code:   5360
Comment number:   2
By:   Andrew Turner
Comment:  
Date:   2008-07-01 13:31:16
Species name:   Dendroaspis polylepis -- Black Mamba
Species code:   5360
Comment number:   3
By:   Comments by several members of expert panel
Comment:  
Date:   2013-05-16 14:37:07
Species name:   Dendroaspis polylepis -- Black Mamba
Species code:   5360

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