Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   1463
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2732CA
Observer:   Bowker M.B.
Date of record:   2004-03-14
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Edited online by MDV on 2008/04/10
Last updated:   2023-09-27 17:37:27
Sp. code:   5820
Species name:   Pelusios sinuatus
Common name:   Serrated Hinged Terrapin
Family:   Pelomedusidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-1463
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 1463 - photo: 1
VM-number: 1463 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Marienne de Villiers
Comment:   Several members of the expert panel identified the species marked with red arrows as Pelusios sinuatus.
Date:   2008-04-09 13:58:38
Species name:   Pelusios sinuatus -- Serrated Hinged Terrapin
Species code:   5820

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