Limnophis Günther, 1865

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 : 406-407

Genus Limnophis Günther, 1865

Limnophis bicolor Günther, 1865 BICOLORED SWAMP SNAKE

Limnophis bicolor Günther 1865b:96 , pl. 2, fig. C. Syntypes: BMNH 1946.1.14.53–54 (formerly BMNH 64.10.28.16) (collector F.A.P. Bayão, don. J.V. Barboza du Bocage) [2 specimens]. Type locality: “province Duque de Bragance ( Angola)” [= Calandula], Malanje Province, Angola.

Limnophis bicolor : Bocage (1866a:47, 1866b:68, 1879b:95), Bogert (1940:36), Hellmich (1957b:63), Mertens (1963:438), Broadley (1974:8), Branch (1998:82), Broadley et al. (2003:175), Wallach et al. (2014:376).

Helicops bicolor : Bocage (1895a:75, 1896a:112, 1897a:200), Boulenger (1905:112, 1915:201), Schmidt (1933:12), Monard (1937b:116).

Limnophis bicolor bicolor : Laurent (1964a:100).

Global conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated.

Global distribution: The species is known from the southern Democratic Republic of Congo, the Angolan highlands, western Zambia and westernmost Zimbabwe.

Ocurrences in Angola (Map 372): The species is known from mainly from central

Angola. Cabinda: “Luango” [-5.15000,

12.16667] ( Bocage 1895a:75). Lunda Sul :

“Poste de Cacolo, Alto Cuílo, dans une petit grotte d’où sort une cascade sur le cours du NáIpanha, afluente du Cuílo” [-10.01667,

19.55000] ( Laurent 1964a:100); “Marais du

Khôka, afluente du Kutele, sous-affluent du

Cuango, Alto Cuílo” [-10.93333, 19.08333]

( Laurent 1964a:100); “Tyihumbwé”

[-10.96667, 20.06667] ( Monard 1937b:116).

Malanje: “ Duque de Bragança ” [-9.10000,

15.95000] ( Günther 1865b:96; Bocage

1866a:47, 1866b:68, 1895a:75, 1897a:200;

Mertens 1963:437); “ Rio Loando ” [-11.55000,

18.15000] ( Bocage 1879b:95). Bié: “Chitau”

[ -11.43333, 17.15000] ( Schmidt 1933:12). MAP 372. Distribution of Limnophis bicolor in Angola .

Huambo: “Bela-Vista” [-12.36667, 16.20000] ( Hellmich 1957b:63; Mertens 1963:437). Benguela: “Cahata” [-12.35000, 14.81667] ( Bocage 1895a:75); “Quindumbo” [-12.46667, 14.9333] ( Bocage 1895a:75); “Hanha” [-13.30000, 14.20000] ( Bocage 1896a:112). Huíla: “Caconda” [-13.73333, 15.06667] ( Bocage 1895a:75); “Kalukembé” [-13.78333, 14.68333] ( Monard 1937b:116); “Kuvangu” [-14.46667, 16.30000] ( Monard 1937b:116); “Huilla” [-15.05000, 13.55000] ( Bocage 1895a:75); “Kakulakaze (afluente du Kuluї)” ( Monard 1937b:116).

Taxonomic and distributional notes: Thys van den Audenaerde (1965) considered the occurrence of the species in the province of Bas-Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo as doubtful.

Limnophis bangweolicus ( Mertens, 1936) BANGWEULU WATER SNAKE

Helicops bangweolicus Mertens 1936:284 . Holotype: SMF 22172 (collector F. Haas). Type locality: “Nsombo, Nordende des Bangweolo-Sees, Nord Rhodesien ” [= Nsombo, Lake Bangweulu], Zambia. Limnophis bicolor bangweolicus : Laurent (1964a:100). Limnophis bangweolicus : Branch (1998:82), Broadley et al. (2003:175), Broadley and Cotterill (2004:50),

Wallach et al. (2014:376), Conradie et al. (2016:19).

Global conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated.

Global distribution: The species is known from Zambia, west to the former Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo and eastern Angola as well as the Caprivi Strip, Namibia, northern Botswana and western Zimbabwe.

Ocurrences in Angola ( Map 373 ): The species is known from just two published records, although it probably occurs in other regions of eastern Angola. Moxico: “environs du lac Calundo” [-11.80000, 20.86667] ( Laurent 1964a:100). Cuando Cubango: “floodplain of the Cuando River (44a)” [-17.57333, 23.26000] ( Conradie et al. 2016:9, 10, 22).

Taxonomic and distributional notes: None.

Figures

MAP 373. Distribution of Limnophis bangweolicus in Angola.