Boaedon angolensis Bocage, 1895

Conradie, Werner, Baptista, Ninda L., Verburgt, Luke, Keates, Chad, Harvey, James, Júlio, Timóteo & Neef, Götz, 2021, Contributions to the herpetofauna of the Angolan Okavango-Cuando-Zambezi river drainages. Part 1: Serpentes (snakes), Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 292) 15 (2), pp. 244-278 : 263

Boaedon angolensis Bocage, 1895

Angolan House Snake ( Fig. 23 , Map 21)

Material: PEM R 23251, 65 km south of Menongue ( DOR), Cuando Cubango Province, -15.26050º 17.677614º, 1,246 m asl; PEM R 23403, Menongue HALO compound, Cuando Cubango Province, -14.66313º 17.66522º, 1,385 m asl; PEM R 23536, 60 km West of Menongue on EN280, Cuando Cubango Province, -14.67253º, 17.14700º, 1,378 m asl. Description: Dorsal scales smooth and in 28 rows at midbody; 203–224 smooth ventrals; 51–67 paired subcaudals; 1 preocular; 2 postoculars; temporals 1+2; 8 supralabials, the 4 th and 5 th entering the orbit; 9 infralabials, the first four in contact with the anterior chin shield; cloacal scale divided. Largest female: 882 + 134 mm ( PEM R 23403); largest male: 460 + 140 mm ( PEM R 23251). Habitat and natural history notes: Specimens were only found in the Cubango River drainage. Comment: The name Boodon lineatus var. angolensis Bocage, 1895 was reinstated for most of the material from central and western Angola ( Hallermann et al. 2020). This species is widespread in Angola and endemic to the country.

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Fig. 23. Boaedon angolensis from west of Menongue. Photo by Luke Verburgt.