Mochlus sundevallii (Smith, 1849)

Kirchhof, Sebastian, Wasonga, Victor, Mazuch, Tomáš, Spawls, Stephen & Malonza, Patrick Kinyatta, 2023, An annotated checklist of the herpetofauna of the Sibiloi National Park in northern Kenya based on field surveys, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 324) 17 (1 / 2), pp. 1-18 : 9

Mochlus sundevallii (Smith, 1849)

Vouchers: NMK-397L/1–4 (field nos. SK16 1035, SK16 1077, SK16 1090, SK16 1106)

Additional tissue samples: SK281 2016

Localities: IL (B, R), KA ( R), KF ( R, B, G), LO (B) Remarks: A nocturnal, fossorial species that occupies a variety of habitats comprising coastal savanna and woodland, dry and moist savanna, semi-desert, and medium to high-elevation woodland up to 2,000 m ( Spawls et al. 2018). Seventeen individuals of Mochlus

sundevallii ( Fig. 4P) were found, all after sunset, digging in soft sand under shrubs. Average T b was 33.9 ± 1.0 °C (32.7–34.9 °C; N = 4) at T sub ranging from 29–30 °C and T a ranged from 32–35 °C.