Trachylepis damarana (Peters, 1870)

Conradie, Werner, Keates, Chad, Verburgt, Luke, Baptista, Ninda L., Harvey, James, Júlio, Timóteo & Neef, Götz, 2022, Contributions to the herpetofauna of the Angolan Okavango-Cuando-Zambezi River drainages. Part 2: Lizards (Sauria), chelonians, and crocodiles, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 322) 16 (2), pp. 181-214 : 203

Trachylepis damarana (Peters, 1870)

Damara Variable Skink ( Fig. 32 , Map 29)

Material (14 specimens): PEM R23266 , en route to Cuanavale River source, -12.72368° 18.6228°, 1,355 m asl ; PEM R27425–6 , PEM R27430 , camp at side tributary ( Luandai River ) of the Luanguinga River, -13.708854° 21.262343°, 1,116 m asl ; PEM R27427 , R27431 , Lake Hundo , -14.974308° 21.629657°, 1,100 m asl ; PEM R27428–9 , R27432–3 , INBAC: WC-6769, Quembo River bridge camp, -13.527455° 19.2806°, 1,241 m asl ; PEM R27434 , PEM R27436 , Quembo River bridge camp, trap 3, -13.527782° 19.274545°, 1,256 m asl ; PEM R27435 , left side tributary ( Condinde River ) at Cuando River bridge, -13.60076° 19.52675°, 1,219 m asl ; PEM R27437 , Luvu River camp, -13.712001° 21.835381°, 1,082 m asl. Description: Dorsal scales with three keels each; 30–35 (33) midbody scale rows; 40–46 (43) transverse ventral scale rows; 50–59 (53) transverse dorsal scale rows; 4–5 (4) supralabials; 6–7 (6) infralabials; 4–6 (5) supraciliaries; 20–23 (22) subdigital lamellae under 4 th toe. Largest specimen: 59.6 + 0t mm ( PEM R27425 , longest tail 89.8 mm [1.7 x SVL]). Habitat and natural history notes: Lateral sides of body and tail orange in breeding males ( Fig. 32 ). All specimens were found in degraded/ secondary miombo woodland. Comment: See T. albopunctata species account for details on taxonomy and identification .

Figures

Fig. 32. Adult male Trachylepis damarana (PEM R27434) from Quembo River bridge camp. Photo by Chad Keates.