Tetradactylus ellenbergeri (Angel, 1922)

Conradie, Werner, Bills, Roger & Branch, William R., 2016, The herpetofauna of the Cubango, Cuito, and lower Cuando river catchments of south-eastern Angola, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 126) 10 (2), pp. 6-36 : 24

Tetradactylus ellenbergeri (Angel, 1922)

Ellenberger’s Seps

Material: PEM R 20010 (23).

Comment: A specimen ( Fig. 8c ) collected along a dammed section of the Luassingua River, represents only the fifth and most southern record of this species for Angola. Wagner et al. (2012) only listed one record from Angola, overlooking other historical records, e.g., Calundo as T. e. ellenbergeri ( Laurent 1964) , Dundo as T. e. boulengeri ( Laurent 1964), Cuando as T. africanus ( Bocage 1895) and Tyiumbwe as T. lundensis ( Monard 1937b) . Tetradactylus africanus is now restricted to coastal regions of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and adjacent southern Mozambique, while Laurent (1964) treated T. lundensis as a synonym of T. ellenbergeri boulengeri . This is the first record for south-east Angola.

Figures

Fig. 8. A selection of reptiles from south-eastern Angola. A. Natriciteres olivacea; B. Limnophis bangweolicus; C. Tetradactylus ellenbergeri; D. Zygaspis quadrifrons; E. Typhlacontias rohani; F. Acontias kgalagadi kgalagadi; G. Lubuya ivensii; H. Pelusios bechuanicus.