Dendroaspis jamesoni (Traill, 1843)

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Material. ANGOLA – Cabinda Province • near Nganzi; –5.306833, 12.498538; 32 m a.s.l.; photographic record .

Identification. Dendroaspis jamesoni can be distinguished from D. viridis by having a larger number of dorsal scale rows at midbody (Chippaux and Jackson 2019), their unique coloration with yellow tail in adults, and its geographic distribution (see below).

Biology and distribution. A Central African forest specialist, widely distributed from Togo to Kenya in the east and southwards to Angola (Chippaux and Jackson 2019). In Angola, the species is widely distributed in the moister habitats of the escarpment and in the northeast (Branch 2018). In Cabinda Province, the species has been recorded in the Littoral Peneplain (this work) and the Coastal Drier Belt (Marques et al. 2018), but it is expected to be present throughout.