Naja anchietae Bocage, 1879

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 : 117

Naja anchietae Bocage, 1879

Anchieta's Cobra ( Fig. 27A–B )

Material: NB793 (21); NB250 (banded morph) [HF].

Comment: Branch (2018) discusses the description, history, and taxonomy of N. anchietae in Angola. This is a common species occurring in southern Angola, with known records compiled by Broadley (1995). Recent records are from Malanje Province ( Ceríaco et al. 2014, Vaz Pinto, unpub. data), on the edge of the plateau in Tundavala ( Baptista et al. 2018), Cassinga (Vaz Pinto, unpub. data), and Bimbe (Baptista and Vaz Pinto, unpub. data).

Figures

Fig. 27. Naja anchietae. (A) BNP (Photo by F. Maiato); (B) Handa Farm (Photo by J. Traguedo).