Dendroaspis polylepis polylepis Günther, 1864

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 : 22

Dendroaspis polylepis polylepis Günther, 1864

Black Mamba

Material: Observation only (37).

Comment: One specimen was observed crossing the road and disappearing into a tree. Only a handful of records exist for Angola ( Schmidt 1933; Monard 1937b; Bogert 1940; Baynham 2010), but it is believed to be more widespread in the southern and central regions of Angola (Branch et al. in prep.).