Prosymna angolensis Boulenger, 1915

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 : 118

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scientific name	Prosymna angolensis Boulenger, 1915
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Angolan Shovel-snout Snake ( Fig. 30 View Fig )

Material: NB521 ( T 1).

Comment: Originally described from Huíla, Angola (discussion on type locality in Branch [2018]), this species was recorded historically from southwestern and central Angola ( Marques et al. 2018), and more recently, from the southeast of Angola ( Conradie et al. 2017) and Tundavala (Baptista, unpub. data). Its upper and lower labials, ventral scales (145), and low subcaudal counts (16) conform to the species characterization ( Bocage 1895, as P. frontalis ). It has gray coloration with a dark blotch behind the head, a series of paired dark spots along the back, and immaculate white/creamish belly and flanks. It was found in sandy soils in miombo woodlands.

References

Bocage JVB. 1895. Herpetologie d'Angola et du Congo. Imprimerie Nationale, Lisbonne, Portugal. 203 p.

Conradie WC, Bills R, Baptista N, Verburgt L, Harvey J, Branch WR. 2017. Oral presentation. Across river basins: exploring the unknown southeastern Angola [abstract]. African Herp News 66: 14 - 15.

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.