Chamaelycus Boulenger, 1919

Marques, Mariana P., Ceríaco, Luis M. P., Blackburn, David C. & Bauer, Aaron M., 2018, Diversity and Distribution of the Amphibians and Terrestrial Reptiles of Angola Atlas of Historical and Bibliographic Records (1840 - 2017), Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 65, pp. 1-501 : 376-377

Genus Chamaelycus Boulenger, 1919

Chamaelycus parkeri ( Angel, 1934) PARKER’S BANDED SNAKE

Oophilositum parkeri Angel 1934:417 . Holotype: MNHN 1934-11 (collector G. Babault). Type locality: “Kabulire (dans les forêts situées à l’Ouest du lac Kivu)” [= Kabulire, Sud-Kivu] Democratic Republic of Congo.

Oophilositum parkeri : Parker (1936:123).

Chamaelycus parkeri : Chippaux (2006:72), Chirio and LeBreton (2007:392), Wallach et al. (2014:155).

Global conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated.

Global distribution: The species is distributed in Central Africa, from northern Congo to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola.

Ocurrences in Angola ( Map 339 ): The species has only been recorded from “Congulu,” Kwanza Sul Province in western Angola but it is probable that the species occurs further north in the country. Kwanza Sul: “Congulu” [-10.86667, 14.28333] ( Parker 1936:123) .

Taxonomic and distributional notes: Further surveys in the country may yield additional records of this species in northern Angola.

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MAP 339. Distribution of Chamaelycus parkeri in Angola.