Hapsidophrys Fischer, 1856

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 : 387

Genus Hapsidophrys Fischer, 1856

Hapsidophrys smaragdinus ( Schlegel, 1837) EMERALD SNAKE

D endrophis smaragdina Schlegel 1837:237 . Lectotype: RMNH 909 (collector D.F. Eschricht), designated by Hoogmoed in Hughes and Barry (1969:1017). Type locality: “Côte d’or” [= Ghana], given as “Côte de Guinée i.e., coastal Ghana ” fide Hughes and Barry (1969:1017) by lectotype designation.

Hapsidophrys smaragdina : Peters (1877a:615), Bocage (1887a:186, 1895a:96), Spawls et al. (2004:364), Chippaux (2006:125), Chirio and LeBreton (2007:446).

Gastropyxis smaragdina : Boulenger (1915:206), Thys van den Audenaerde (1966:33), Laurent (1954a:49, 1964a:108), Hellmich (1957b:65).

Hapsidophrys smaragdinus : Wallach et al. (2014:314).

Global conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated.

Global distribution: The species is known from western and central Africa, from Gambia to Angola and Uganda and Tanzania, with an isolated population on São Tomé Island.

Ocurrences in Angola (Map 350): The species occurs in the northern Angola , including the Cabinda enclave . Cabinda: “Chinchoxo” [-5.10000, 12.10000] ( Peters 1877a:615;

Bocage 1887a:186, 1895a:96); “ Cabinda ”

[-5.55000, 12.18333] ( Bocage 1895a:96).

Lunda Norte: “Dundo” [-7.36667, 20.83333]

( Laurent 1954a:49, 1964a:108; Thys van den

Audenaerde 1966:33); “Sombo riv. Tchium-

bue” [-8.68333, 20.95000] ( Laurent 1954a:49).

Kwanza Norte: “Piri-Dembos” [-8.56667,

14.50000] ( Hellmich 1957b:65); “N’dalla

Tando” [-9.30000, 14.91667] (Ferrreira

1903:10); “Cazengo” [-9.33333, 14.76667]

( Bocage 1895a:96).

Taxonomic and distributional notes:

The description notes numerous specimens vailable to Schlegel (1837), however, only two MAP 350. Distribution of Hapsidophrys smaragdinus in Angola.

specimens collected by Eschricht, including the lectotype, were associated with an explicit locality.