Python anchietae Bocage, 1877

Baptista, Ninda L., António, Telmo & Branch, William R., 2019, The herpetofauna of Bicuar National Park and surroundings, southwestern Angola: a preliminary checklist, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 203) 13 (2), pp. 96-130 : 120

Python anchietae Bocage, 1877

Namib Dwarf Python

Comment: Python anchietae is endemic to the Namib Desert and adjacent areas in Angola and Namibia. It was collected in Viriambundo (Haacke, TM), ca. 30 km west of BNP. Although this is a historical record, it is discussed in the species accounts here due to its relevance. This is the fourth known record of this near-endemic species in the country, after the type locality Catumbela ( Bocage 1887), Hanha ( Bogert 1940), and between Lobito and Hanha ( Laurent 1964), and the first record above the Angolan escarpment. In Namibia, it occurs inland up to near Windhoek, indicating that the species may extend further inland in Angola and occur in BNP.