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Thanks to Lisbeth and Klipspringer! O0
After two more hours surfing the net IO I finally decide for: Ground Agama (Agama aculeata).

One more done. :-)


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I was also trying to decide which of the two races this was, and think there may be an error in AW's description of A.a. distanti. Ours says it has a SMOOTH dorsal head shield, but my field guide says "distanti" has a ROUGH dorsal head shield. -O-

0= 0= I don't know how any of you could have made such a glaring mistake ^0^ :-0

Also, Klippies, as you are affectionately called 0/0 , could you revisit this entry: viewtopic.php?p=116551#p116551 and properly ID my (ExFmem) entry, as it is SO outside the distribution area that it is most probably an incorrect ID. :no:

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I agree on the rough scales for Agama aculeata distanti, just change the text in the AW book - if there is a willing mod available to do so O0

and I have no idea for the KTP lizard, it is out of range but matches the looks.

There is something called Gerrhosaurus auritus Boettger, 1887 – Kalahari plated lizard, to be considered, but you find hardly any records, description or photos \O


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Done!


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Common striped skink?
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Lisbeth wrote: Sun Feb 09, 2020 1:37 pm Common striped skink?

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I still don't know which one it is :-?


Somebody told me it was a skink and I did not even question it 0-


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Eastern Black-lined Plated Lizard Gerrhosaurus intermedius, much nicer than a skink ^Q^


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For sure it's nicer and it is also a new one to me \O

Thank you Klippie 0/0


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An old Kruger pic by Borderline:
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