Rhoptropus sp.

Ceríaco, L. M. P., De Sá, S., Bandeira, S., Valério, H., Stanley, E. L., Kuhn, A. L., Marques, M. P., Vindum, J. V., Blackburn, D. C. & Bauer, A. M., 2016, Herpetological Survey of Iona National Park and Namibe Regional Natural Park, with a Synoptic List of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Namibe Province, Southwestern Angola, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 63 (2), pp. 15-61 : 30

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.11066801
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11104581
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F67087FF-5342-6D2C-FF97-55DBAD4EB7D5
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Rhoptropus sp.
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Rhoptropus sp.

MATERIAL.— Espinheira, 29 November 2013, 16º47ʹ32.7ʺS, 12º21ʹ14.4ʺE, 562 m ( CAS 254801 View Materials ) GoogleMaps ; Omauha Lodge, 4 December 2013, 16º12ʹ1.2ʺS, 12º24ʹ0.1ʺE, 343 m ( CAS 254836 View Materials , CAS 254955 View Materials ); GoogleMaps INP, north of Tambor, 4 December 2013, 15º59ʹ46.9ʺS, 12º24ʹ24.0ʺE, 300 m ( CAS 254842 View Materials , CAS 254762 View Materials , CAS 254766 View Materials ), GoogleMaps 15º28ʹ31.7ʺS, 12º27ʹ43.9ʺE, 408 m ( CAS 254765 View Materials , CAS 254760 View Materials ); GoogleMaps Leba Pass, between river and highway, 5 December 2013, 15º4ʹ12.1ʺS, 13º14ʹ36.5ʺE, 1680 m ( CAS 254873 View Materials ) GoogleMaps , 15º4ʹ13.2ʺS, 13º14ʹ37.7ʺE, 1676 m ( CAS 254879 View Materials , CAS 254881 View Materials , CAS 254883 View Materials ); GoogleMaps Namibe-Lubango road, 2 m east (by road) of Mangueiras, south side of the road, 5 December 2013, 15º2ʹ40.8ʺS, 13º9ʹ32.6ʺE, 664 m ( CAS 254890 – 254891 ) GoogleMaps , 15º2ʹ40.7ʺS, 13º9ʹ31.0ʺE, 640 m ( CAS 254893 View Materials , CAS 254894 View Materials ) GoogleMaps .

COMMENTS.— This undescribed species is morphologically similar to both R. barnardi and R. biporosus , but appears to be endemic to southern Angola. Populations from the Escarpment are both morphologically and genetically different from those below the Escarpment.This taxon is currently under study as part of a phylogenetic analysis and revision of the genus as a whole (A. Kuhn and A. Bauer, in prep.).