Natriciteres Loveridge, 1953

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Genus Natriciteres Loveridge, 1953

Natriciteres bipostocularis Broadley, 1962 SOUTHWESTERN FOREST MARSH SNAKE Natriciteres olivaceus bipostocularis Broadley 1962b:785 . Holotype: NMSR/ M 3524 (collector L.D.E. F.

Vesey-FitzGerald). Type locality: “Chisansa, Abercon, Northern Rhodesia” [= Mbala], Zambia .

Coronella olivacea : Peters (1882c:115).

Mizodon olivaceus : Bocage (1895a:74).

Tropinodotus fuliginoides : Monard (1937b:113, 115).

Neusterophis olivaceus uluguruensis : Bogert (1940:35).

Natriciteres olivaceus uluguruensis : Hellmich (1957b:62), Loveridge (1957:256).

Natriciteres olivacea bipostocularis : Broadley (1963:5, 1966d:7).

Natriciteres variegata bipostocularis : Branch

(1998:81).

Natriciteres bipostocularis : Broadley et al.

(2003:172), Broadley and Cotterill (2004:50),

Wallach et al. (2014:465).

Global conservation status (IUCN): Not

Evaluated.

Global distribution: The species is known from northeastern Zambia, extending west through the southern Democratic Republic of Congo to the highlands of central Angola.

Ocurrences in Angola (Map 374): The species occurs in the central-western in

Angolan highlands. Malanje: “ Malanje ”

[-9.55000, 16.35000] ( Peters 1882c:115;

Bocage 1895a:74; Broadley 1966d:7). Huambo: “Bela Vista” [-12.36667, 16.20000]

MAP 374. Distribution of Natriciteres bipostocularis in ( Hellmich 1957b:62; Broadley 1966d:7). Angola.

Huíla: “Kalukembé” [-13.78333, 14.68333] ( Monard 1937b:113, 115 Broadley 1966d:7).

Taxonomic and distributional notes: Described by Broadley (1962d) as a subspecies of Natriciteres olivacea (Peters, 1845) from northeastern Zambia, the species was first considered as a montane race close to Natriciteres olivacea ulugurensis Loveridge, 1935 , itself now regarded as a synonym of N. variegata (Peters, 1861) or as a subspecies of N. variegata (Peters, 1861) ( Broadley 1966d; Broadley et al. 2003; Broadley and Cotterill 2004). Recently, N. bipostocularis , N. pembana (Loveridge, 1935) and N. sylvatica, Broadley, 1966 , the last two also once considered subspecies of N. variegata , were recognized as full species ( Broadley et al. 2003; Broadley and Cotterill 2004).

Natriciteres olivacea ( Peters, 1854) OLIVE MARSH SNAKE

Coronella olivacea Peters 1854:622 . Holotype: ZMB 4803 (collector W.C.H. Peters). Type locality: “Tette”

[= Tete], Mozambique. Neusterophus atratus ( Peters 1877a:614). Holotype, ZMB 9177 (collector Africanische Gesellschaft). Type locality: “Chinchoxo (Westafrika)” [= Chinchoxo], Cabinda enclave, Angola. Coronella olivacea : Bocage (1866a:47, 1866b:66). Coronella (Mizodon) olivacea : Peters (1877a:614). Tropidonotus olivaceus : Boulenger (1915:112). Neusterophis olivaceus olivaceus : Laurent (1950a:7). Natriciteres olivaceus olivaceus : Laurent (1954a:44). Natriciteres olivaceus olivacea : Hellmich (1957b:62), Loveridge (1957:256). Natriciteres olivacea : Broadley (1966d:9), Broadley and Cotterill (2004:50), Chirio and LeBreton (2007:496),

Wallach et al. (2014:465), Conradie et al. (2016:22).

Global conservation status (IUCN): Least Concern.

Global distribution: The species is known from Senegal east to the Sudan and Ethiopia, south through southern Somalia to southern Mozambique and west through Zimbabwe, northern Botswana and the Caprivi Strip to Gabon and Angola.

Ocurrences in Angola (Map 375): The species occurs throughout more mesic parts of Angola, although most records are from the north of the ocuntry . Cabinda: “ Chinchoxo ” [-5.10000, 12.10000] ( Peters 1877a:614;

Loveridge 1957:256). Lunda Norte: “Dundo”

[-7.36667, 20.83333] ( Laurent 1954a:44;

Broadley 1966d:9); “Muita (Luembe E)”

[-7.80000, 21.45000] ( Laurent 1950a:7,

1954a:44; Broadley 1966d:9). Kwanza Norte:

“Dondo” [-9.66667, 14.41667] ( Hellmich

1957b:62; Broadley 1966d:9). Malanje:

“Pungo-Andongo” [-9.66667, 15.58333]

( Bocage 1895a:74; Boulenger 1905:112;

Broadley 1966b:9). Cuando Cubango: “flood-

plains of the Cuando River (44a)” [-17.57333,

23.26000] ( Conradie et al. 2016:9, 10, 22).

Undetermined Locality: “North of Cuanza

River ” (Broadley 1966db:9).

Taxonomic and distributional notes: A recent record from Cuando Cubango ( Conradie et al. 2016) represents the first published occur- MAP 375. Distribution of Natriciteres olivacea in rence of the species from the south of Angola. Angola.