Monopeltis cf. anchietae ( Bocage, 1873 )

Baptista, Ninda L., António, Telmo & Branch, William R., 2019, The herpetofauna of Bicuar National Park and surroundings, southwestern Angola: a preliminary checklist, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 203) 13 (2), pp. 96-130 : 107-112

Monopeltis cf. anchietae ( Bocage, 1873)

Anchieta's Spade-snouted Worm Lizard ( Fig. 13 ) Material: One photographic record of a freshly killed individual (L. Gata, CF).

Comment: Monopeltis anchietae is recorded from southwestern Angola ( Marques et al. 2018), and Branch et al. (2019b) discuss its taxonomical history. The coloration pattern of the specimen ( Fig. 13 ) conforms to the most common pattern associated with M. anchietae ( Broadley et al. 1976) , but the photograph resolution does not allow for the detailed scale counts necessary to provide a positive identification. The species was recorded in Humbe ( Bocage 1873), approximately 110 km south of BNP, and the Carmira Farm specimen is provisionally assigned to M. anchietae , pending the collection of additional material for confirmation.

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Fig. 13. Monopeltis cf. anchietae, Carmira Farm (Photo by L. Gata).