Python anchietae Bocage, 1877

Baptista, Ninda L., António, Telmo & Branch, William R., 2019, The herpetofauna of Bicuar National Park and surroundings, southwestern Angola: a preliminary checklist, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 203) 13 (2), pp. 96-130 : 120

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13238919
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7E2D87A6-FF94-FFC4-D58A-FA034A74F868
treatment provided by	Felipe (2024-07-03 21:20:31, last updated 2024-08-06 15:10:44)
scientific name	Python anchietae Bocage, 1877
status

Treatment

Python anchietae Bocage, 1877 View in CoL

Namib Dwarf Python

Comment: Python anchietae is endemic to the Namib Desert and adjacent areas in Angola and Namibia. It was collected in Viriambundo (Haacke, TM), ca. 30 km west of BNP. Although this is a historical record, it is discussed in the species accounts here due to its relevance. This is the fourth known record of this near-endemic species in the country, after the type locality Catumbela ( Bocage 1887), Hanha ( Bogert 1940), and between Lobito and Hanha ( Laurent 1964), and the first record above the Angolan escarpment. In Namibia, it occurs inland up to near Windhoek, indicating that the species may extend further inland in Angola and occur in BNP.

References

Bocage JVB. 1887. Sur un Python nouveau d'Afrique. Jornal de Sciencias, Mathematicas, Physicas e Naturaes (Lisboa) 12: 87 - 88.

Bogert CM. 1940. Herpetological results of the Vernay Angola Expedition with notes on African reptiles in other collections. I. Snakes, including an arrangement of African Colubridae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 77: 1 - 107.

Laurent RF. 1964. Reptiles et amphibiens de l'Angola (Troiseme contribution). Publicacoes Culturais da Companhia de Diamantes de Angola 67: 1 - 165.