Feylinia Gray, 1845

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 : 240-243

Genus Feylinia Gray, 1845

Feylinia currori Gray, 1845 WESTERN FOREST FEYLINIA

Feylinia Currori Gray 1845:129 : Lectotype, BMNH 1946.8 .13.79 (formerly BMNH xv.2.a) (collector J. Curror) designated by Brygoo and Roux-Estève (1983). Type locality: “ Angola.” The paralectotype from “Coast of Africa” is referable to F. polylepis (see Brygoo and Roux-Estève 1983).

Feylinia Currori : Bocage (1873b:214; 1887a:179, 1895a:57), Peters (1877a:614), Boulenger (1905:111).

Feylinia currori : Boulenger (1887:431), Ferreira (1904:116), Parker (1936:139), Hellmich (1957b:59), Laurent (1964a:84), Brygoo and Roux-Estève (1983:312), Spawls et al. (2004:159), Wagner and Schmitz (2006:183), Chirio and LeBreton (2007:232).

Global conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated.

Global distribution: The most widespread species of Feylinia occuring from

Cameroon to Central African Republic and the

Democratic Republic of Congo, east to Tanzania and south to Angola, with two isolated records from Sierra Leone (questionable) and

Nigeria.

Ocurrences in Angola (Map 199): The species occurs in the northern regions of the country including the Cabinda enclave. Cabinda : “Chinchoxo” [-5.10000, 12.10000] (Peters

1877:614); “Molembo” [-5.33333, 12.20000]

( Bocage 1895a:57); “ Cabinda ” [-5.55000,

12.18333] ( Bocage 1887a:179, 1895a:57);

“Chiloango” [-5.18333, 12.18333] (Brygoo and Roux-Estève 1983:312; Wagner and

Schmitz 2006:184). Lunda Norte: “Cassan-

MAP 199. Distribution of Feylinia currori in Angola. guidi” [-7.48333, 21.31667] ( Laurent 1964a:84). Bengo: “Bom Jesus (Quanza)” [-9.16667, 13.56667] ( Ferreira 1904:116). Kwanza Norte: “Roca Novo Duro, Piri-Dembos” [-8.56667, 14.50000] ( Hellmich 1957b:59; Brygoo and Roux-Estève 1983:312; Wagner and Schmitz 2006:184); “Catari” [-9.09548, 15.41905] ( Ferreira 1904:116); “Golungo Alto” [-9.13333, 14.76667] ( Ferreira 1904:116; Brygoo and Roux-Estève 1983:312; Wagner and Schmitz 2006:184); “N’dalla Tando” [-9.30000, 14.91667] ( Ferreira 1904:116); “Zembe” [-9.31667, 14.66667] ( Ferreira 1904:116). Kwanza Sul: “Congulu” [-10.86667, 14.28333] ( Parker 1936:139; Brygoo and Roux-Estève 1983:312; Wagner and Schmitz 2006:184). Undetermined locality: “Mayumba” ( Bocage 1887a:179); “Schinga” (Brygoo and Roux-Estève 1983:312).

Taxonomic and distributional notes: Boulenger (1887) mistakenly cited both syntype specimens from “ Angola.” Brygoo and Roux-Estève (1983) reviewed the history of the types and provided a point locality map for the species’ global range.

Feylinia elegans (Hallowell, 1852) ELEGANT FEYLINIA

Acontias elegans Hallowell 1852a:64 , fig. p. 64. Type: ANSP 9456 , 9667 [2 specimens] (collector H.A. Ford).

Type locality: “ Liberia, West Coast of Africa ” ( Hallowell 1852a:65) [“probably in error for Gabon ”

Loveridge (1957)]. Anelytrops elegans : Bocage (1866b:214, 1867c:227, 1870:57). Feylinia Currori : Bocage (1873b:214). Feylinia currori : Boulenger (1887:431). Feylinia elegans : Schmidt (1919:605), de Witte and Laurent (1942b:108, 1943:36), Brygoo and Roux-Estève

(1983:317), Chirio and LeBreton (2007:234). Feylinia currori elegans : Loveridge (1933:328, 1957:223).

Global conservation status ( IUCN): Not Evaluated.

Global distribution: Is a typical Central African forest species, occurring in savannas with western affinities, from Gabon, through Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo to northern Angola.

Ocurrences in Angola (Map 200): The species is known from some restricted areas in the north of the country (e.g., extreme north of

Zaire Province; northwestern regions of Lunda

Norte Province ) including the Cabinda enclave .

Cabinda: “ Cabinda ” [-5.55000, 12.18333]

( Bocage 1866b:214). Namibe: “Mossamedes”

[-15.20000, 12.15000] ( Bocage 1867c:227) [in error].

Taxonomic and distributional notes:

Feylinia elegans was originally described by

Hallowell (1852a) as Acontias elegans with its holotype from “ Liberia,” and then redescribed as Sphenorhina elegans ( Hallowell, 1857)

based on two specimens from “Gaboon.”

Schmidt (1919) subsequently identified ANSP

9456 as the holotype and Loveridge (1957)

MAP 200. Distribution of Feylinia elegans in Angola.

explained the discrepancy in locality, which applies to other taxa collected by Ford and reported upon by Hallowell. The species was tentatively referred to the synonymy of Feylinia currori Gray, 1845 by several early workers (e.g., Bocage 1873b; Boulenger 1887), although Schmidt (1919) recognized F. elegans as specifically distinct.

Loveridge (1933, 1957) considered it as a subspecies of currori , whereas de Witte and Laurent (1942b, 1943), considered a full species, as did Brygoo and Roux-Estève (1893). The distribution of F. elegans in Angola is probably limited to Cabinda region, and some isolated parts of the Congolian Forest-Savanna in northern regions of the country. The “Mossamedes” record in the extreme southwestern region of the country cited by Bocage (1867c) surely represents a misidentification or incorrect locality.

Feylinia grandisquamis Müller, 1910 LARGE-SCALED FEYLINIA

Feylinia Currori Gray 1845:129 : Lectotype, BMNH 1946.8.13.79 (collector J. Curror) designated by Brygoo and Roux-Estève (1983). Type locality: “ Angola.” Feylinia currori grandisquamis Müller 1910:591 . Syntypes, ZSM 413/1909 [5 specimens], probably lost fide

Brygoo and Roux-Estève (1983). Type locality: “Dibongo bei Edea” Cameroon. Feylinia currori grandisquamis : Schmidt (1919:607). Feylinia elegans grandisquamis : de Witte and Laurent (1942b:108), Laurent (1964a:84). Feylinia grandisquamis : Brygoo and Roux-Estève (1983:330), Chirio and LeBreton (2007:236).

Global conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated.

Global distribution: The species is known from lowland areas in dense forests, extending from Cameroon to northern Angola and Central Africa.

Ocurrences in Angola (Map 201): The species occurs in the north of the country. Zaire: “Cabra, Kakongo” [-6.7500, 12.6500] (Brygoo and Roux-Estève 1983:331) . Undetermined Locality: “Cuango” ( Laurent 1964a:84) (Malanje Province, impossible to georeferenced. See History Section for more detailed information).

Taxonomic and distributional notes: Brygoo and Roux-Estève (1983) plotted the locality “Cabra, Kakongo” in Zaire Province, however Kakongo could also refer to the river of the same name (or related places) in Cabinda. We are unaware of any definitive information that would confirm which locality was intended, but here follow Brygoo and Roux- MAP 201. Distribution of Feylinia grandisquamis in Estève (1983). Angola.

Genus Lepidothyris Cope, 1892 Lepidothyris hinkeli joei Wagner, Böhme, Pauwels and Schmitz, 2009

JOE’S RED-FLANKED SKINK

Lepidothyris hinkeli Wagner et al. 2009:12 . Holotype: ZFMK 55701 (collector Pâcome and H. Hinkel). Type locality: “Cyamudongo, Nyungwe, Rwanda.”

Lepidothyris hinkeli joei Wagner et al. 2009:14 , figs. 8–9. Holotype: ZFMK 64410 (collector E. Fischer and H. Hinkel). Type locality: “Oyo, Bokouelé, Peoples Rep. Congo.”

Mochlus fernandi : Laurent (1964a:78).

Lygosoma fernandi : Chirio and LeBreton (2007:266).

Global conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated.

Global distribution: Lepidothyris hinkeli joei is a lowland and submontane forest form, ranging around the edges of the Congo Basin in the Democratic Republic of Congo, People’s Republic of Congo and far northeastern Angola.

Ocurrences in Angola (Map 202): The species is only known from “Dundo”, Lunda Norte Province. Lunda Norte: “Dundo, fôret de la Luachimo” [-7.38333, 20.85000] ( Laurent 1964a:78) .

Taxonomic and distributional notes: The specific epithet fernandi (Burton, 1836) has alternately been associated with several different genera: Lygosoma Hardwicke and Gray, 1827 , Lepidothyris Cope, 1892 , Riopa Gray, 1839 and Mochlus Günther, 1864 ( Wagner et al. 2009). Laurent (1964a) signaled the first and only record from Angola. Wagner et al. (2009) resurrected Lepidothyris Cope, 1892 MAP 202. Distribution of Lepidothyris hinkeli joei in

Angola. for the fernandi group. They also provided a morphological and genetic analysis in the L. fernandi complex, resulting in the description of new taxa ( Wagner et al. 2009), including a new subspecies, Lepidothyris hinkeli joei Wagner, Böhme, Pauwels and Schmitz, 2009 to accommodate the Angolan specimen cited by Laurent (1964a), which we recently examined in the Museu Dundo, and additional material from the Democratic Republic of Congo and People’s Republic of Congo.