Trachylepis laevis ( Boulenger, 1907 )

Marques, Mariana P., Parrinha, Diogo, Lopes-Lima, Manuel, Tiutenko, Arthur, Bauer, Aaron M. & Ceríaco, Luis M. P., 2024, An island in a sea of sand: a first checklist of the herpetofauna of the Serra da Neve inselberg, southwestern Angola, ZooKeys 1201, pp. 167-217 : 167-217

Trachylepis laevis ( Boulenger, 1907)

Fig. 9 c

Records.

vic. N’Dolondolo [- 13.8105, 13.1361, 713 m] ( CAS 263541; UF 187308); Rock outcrop near Basecamp 1 [- 13.7881, 13.2571, 1612 m] ( CAS 263582); vic. Catci, granite boulders near basecamp [- 13.7646, 13.2601, 1603 m] ( MUHNAC / MB 03 - 001463 – 001465).

Comments.

This conspicuous species is common in southwestern Angola and neighboring Namibia ( Marques et al. 2018; Ceríaco et al. 2024). It is usually seen basking on granite outcrops.

Figures

Figure 9. a Trachylepis chimbana b Trachylepis huilensis c Trachylepis laevis d Chamaeleo dilepis e Agama aculeata f Agama schacki (male) g Agama schacki (female) h Afrotyphlops schlegeli petersii. Photographs by AT (a, c, d, f, g) and LMPC (b, e, h).