Varanus albigularis angolensis Schmidt, 1933

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 : 116

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scientific name	Varanus albigularis angolensis Schmidt, 1933
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Varanus albigularis angolensis Schmidt, 1933 View in CoL

Angolan Savanna Monitor ( Fig. 23)

Material: One photographic record (M. Finckh, site 40).

Comment: Several records of Varanus albigularis from Angola have been assigned to two different subspecies ( Marques et al. 2018). Schmidt (1933) described V. a. angolensis from ‘Gaúca, Bihe’ (= Zaúca River, Malanje) ( Crawford-Cabral and Mesquitela 1989), and the BNP record is assigned to this taxon. This species still needs a wide-ranging phylogenetic assessment. The individual was observed in the ecotone between grassland and woodlands.

References

Crawford-Cabral J, Mesquitela LM. 1989. Indice Toponimico de Colheitas Zoologicas em Angola (Mammalia, Aves, Reptilia e Amphibia). Instituto de Investigacao Cientifica Tropical, Lisboa, Portugal. 206 p.

Marques MP, Ceriaco LMP, Blackburn DC, Bauer AM. 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 (Supplement II): 1 - 501.

Schmidt KP. 1933. The reptiles of the Pulitzer Angola expedition. Annals of the Carnegie Museum 22: 1 - 15.