Telescopus semiannulatus polystictus Mertens, 1954

Fig. 11 c

Records.

vic. N’Dolondolo [- 13.8105, 13.1361, 707 m] (CAS 263029); 2 km N of Maylowe [- 13.8280, 13.2625, 803 m] (MUNHAC / MB 03 - 001547).

Comments.

The collected specimens exhibit more than 60 dark blotches on the back. This fits in the range attributed to the subspecies polystictus rather than to the nominotypical form (20 – 50 blotches according to Branch 1998). This is the first confirmed record for Angola of this subspecies that is otherwise known from neighboring Namibia.