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ScorpionMAP:   539
Province:  
Country:   Namibia
Locus:   2215AC
Observer:   Botha Gert ; Detlef Albat collected for interrest of Gert Botha
Date of record:   2014-05-25
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Mr. Detlaf Albat collected for interrest of Gert Botha Very arid and VERY rocky (currently lots of grass) Wandering over the ground Soil was very hard and sandy (quartz stone)
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   304370
Species name:   Opistophthalmus carinatus
Common name:  
Family:   SCORPIONIDAE
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Opistophthalmus
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ScorpionMAP-539
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 539 - photo: 1
VM-number: 539 - photo: 2
VM-number: 539 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Ian ENGELBRECHT
Comment:  
Date:   2014-07-18 08:31:07
Species name:   Opistophthalmus brevicauda -- Scorpions
Species code:   304350
Comment number:   2
By:   Lorenzo Prendini
Comment:   coloration, carapace, chela and metasoma inconsistent with brevicauda
Date:   2017-08-24 04:54:52
Species name:   Opistophthalmus carinatus -- Scorpions
Species code:   304370

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