Pedioplanis haackei Conradie, Measey, Branch & Tolley, 2012

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

Pedioplanis haackei Conradie, Measey, Branch & Tolley, 2012

Fig. 7 d

Records.

Dirt road to the top of the mountain, near Maylowe [- 13.8328, 13.2652, 794 m] ( MHNC-UP / REP 634 - 635, CAS 266123); Dirt road to Quilengues [- 13.8159, 13.3264, 892 m] ( MHNC-UP / REP 645); vic. N’Dolondolo [- 13.8086, 13.13521, 731 m] ( CAS 264757, 264765); 2 km N of Maylowe [- 13.8280, 13.2625, 820 m] (MUNHAC / MB 03 - 001714 - 001716).

Comments.

This species is endemic mainly to Namibe Province, usually occurring near granite outcrops on sandy areas ( Conradie et al. 2012; Parrinha et al. 2021). It was only found in the lowland arid plains of Serra da Neve surroundings, in Mopane habitats, but not in the Miombo-dominated areas at higher altitudes.

Figures

Figure 7. a Rhoptropus aff. montanus b Heliobolus crawfordi (adult) c Heliobolus crawfordi (juvenile) d Pedioplanis haackei e Pedioplanis serodioi f Cordylus phonolithos g Cordylosaurus subtessellatus h Gerrhosaurus sp. Photographs by AT (a, b, e, f, h) and LMPC (c, d, g).