Afroedura transvaalica (Hewitt, 1925)

Branch, William R., Schmitz, Andreas, Lobon-Rovira, Javier, Baptista, Ninda L., Antonio, Telmo & Conradie, Werner, 2021, Rock island melody: A revision of the Afroedura bogerti Loveridge, 1944 group, with descriptions of four new endemic species from Angola, Zoosystematics and Evolution 97 (1), pp. 55-82 : 55

Updated key to the Afroedura transvaalica -group (updated from Branch et al. 2017a)

1	Mid-body scale rows more than 95	2
-	Mid-body scale rows less than 95; occurs in northern Namibia and Angola	4
2	Rostral usually bordering nostril	3
-	Rostral usually excluded from nostril	A. loveridgei
3	Anterior nasals in contact (very rarely separated); scales around mid-body: South Africa 102-118 (mean 109), northern Zimbabwe 108-119 (average 114)	A. transvaalica
-	Anterior nasals separated by 1-3 granules; scales around mid-body 99-101 (average 100)	A. gorongosa
4	Each tail verticil usually comprising 5 ventral and 6 dorsal rows of scales; anterior nasals always in contact; ventrum immaculate	5
-	Each tail verticil usually comprising 4 ventral and 5 dorsal rows of scales; anterior nasals not always in contact; ventrum greyish with small black specks	6
5	Mid-body scales 64-78 (mean 72.8); larger average adult size 57.1 mm SVL; precloacal pores 11-12 (mean 11.5) in males; bold colouration	A. donveae sp. nov.
-	Mid-body scales 73-86 (mean 80.3); smaller average adult size 48.6 mm SVL; precloacal pores 9-11 (mean 10.2) in males; dull colouration	A. vazpintorum sp. nov.
6	Anterior nasals always in contact	A. praedicta sp. nov.
-	Anterior nasals not always in contact	7
7	Mid-body scales 69-77 (mean 73.5)	A. bogerti
-	Mid-body scales 76-88 (mean 79.3)	A. wulfhaackei sp. nov.