Cordylus meculae Branch, Rödel & Marais, 2005
African Journal of Herpetology, 54(2):132; Figs. 1–2.
Holotype: PEM R16166; summit rock outcrops of Serra Mecula (12°03’11”S, 37°38’49”E; 1029 m a.s.l.), Niassa Game Reserve, Niassa Province, Mozambique; W.R. Branch, M.O. Rödel and J. Marais, 27 October 2003.
Paratypes (8): a) PEM R16163 (male allotype), R16164–5; same data as holotype. b) PEM R16180, 16184 [wrongly listed in as R 16182 in type description], Serra Mecula (12°02’25”S, 37°38’32”E; approx. 1200 m a.s.l.); 29 October 2003 . c) PEM R16198; Serra Mecula (12°03’30”S, 37°38’22”E; approx. 1100 m a.s.l.); 31 October 2003 . d) PEM R16202–3; western slopes of Serra Mecula (12°02’46”S, 37°37’21”E; 643 m a.s.l.); 1 November 2003 . All collected by W.R. Branch, M.O. Rödel and J. Marais.
Remarks. All with ventral incisions except for the holotype and two paratypes (PEM R16180 & 16184).