Panaspis cabindae (Bocage, 1866)

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Material. ANGOLA – Cabinda Province • Nganzi; –5.5297, 12.3280; 96 m a.s.l.; EI-1135; GenBank: PQ456013 .

Identification. A small-sized Panaspis (max. SVL = 38.4 mm) with pre-ablepharine eyes. The specimen reported here represents the first molecular sample of the species from near the type locality (Chinchoxo, =Landana). It differs by 2.4–3.9% (16S p -distance) from material from other parts of Angola (GenBank: MN846689 −93) and by 4.3% from material from DRC (GenBank: KU236750 −53).

Biology and distribution. The species is distributed across central Africa southwards to the Angolan plateau and constitutes the most widely distributed Panaspis in Angola (Ceríaco et al. 2020). Usually found moving among leaf litter in savannah and woodland habitats.