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Aparallactus lunulatus lunulatus
A medium/small (30 - 40 cm) sized snake with a brown head, black and pale brown scales, with about 6 darker spots along the top behind the head. This is the second record of this species from Swaziland, the first being a visual record, also in Mlawula Nature Reserve, in the Siphiso Valley. This is also the southern-most known locality for this species.
Savanna/woodland
Observed at the Environmental Education Centre, Mlawula Nature Reserve.
Thanks, Scott. My size estimate was very rough, I was focussed more on getting the photos!
When you say "medium sized" that probably preludes the species I've suggested which would be described as small, but it does occur in the reserve http://www.sntc.org.sz/checklst/mlrepch.... and does look quite similar to http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-... found in the suggestion reference.
Spotted on Apr 19, 2014
Submitted on Apr 27, 2014
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