Reptile Atlas of Africa

Record details
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ReptileMAP:   164424
Province:  
Country:   Kenya
Locus:   0339BD
Observer:   Jackson Colin
Date of record:   2017-05-16
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:52
Sp. code:   4421
Species name:   Lycophidion depressirostre
Common name:   Flat-snouted Wolf Snake
Family:   Lamprophiidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-164424
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 164424 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   After discussions with Stephen Spawls, we feel that it is most likley this species, although close-up photos and/or a midbody scale count would be required to conclusively ID it.
Date:   2018-01-17 16:45:14
Species name:   Lycophidion depressirostre -- Flat-snouted Wolf Snake
Species code:   4421

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