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Common name and latin please.
ID Please
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ID Please
by Chameleon Company » Sun Feb 27, 2011 2:50 pm
Found this little thread snake in Joburg South.
Common name and latin please.
Common name and latin please.
2:2 Pseudaspis cana
1:2 Dasypeltis scabra
And yes they are all on permit.
1:2 Dasypeltis scabra
And yes they are all on permit.
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Re: ID Please
by Fooble » Sun Feb 27, 2011 3:41 pm
Leptotyphlops.
Most likely Leptotyphlops scutifrons very difficult if not impossible to ID from such a photo.
Most likely Leptotyphlops scutifrons very difficult if not impossible to ID from such a photo.
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Re: ID Please
by Chameleon Company » Sun Feb 27, 2011 4:07 pm
Thanks. I was thinking firstly that its a Pete's thread snake but the Eastern thread snake also covers the same range and in appearance is identical.
2:2 Pseudaspis cana
1:2 Dasypeltis scabra
And yes they are all on permit.
1:2 Dasypeltis scabra
And yes they are all on permit.
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Re: ID Please
by Gooey Toes » Mon Feb 28, 2011 4:07 pm
Peters' Thread Snake or Leptotyphlops scutifrons
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Re: ID Please
by Gooey Toes » Mon Feb 28, 2011 4:40 pm
Just some info to help id info on peters' thread snake .......Identification: Very small and thin. Polished appearance red - brown to grey -black above;paler below. Blunt head . Eyes reduced to black spots beneath skin. Similar species : western thread snake, black thread snake, cape thread snake. 
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