Mochlus sundevalli (Smith, 1849)

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 : 115

Mochlus sundevalli (Smith, 1849)

Sundevall's Writhing Skink ( Fig. 21 )

Material: One unlabelled bleached specimen in Carmira Farm’s private collection.

Comment: Widespread throughout eastern and southern Africa, in Angola this species is recorded from the coastal plains south of Cuanza River, lower Cuando River basin (records compiled in Marques et al. [2018]), and northeastern Angola in Dundo ( Laurent 1964).

Figures

Fig. 21. Mochlus sundevalli, Carmira Farm.