Heliobolus lugubris (Smith, 1838)

Ceríaco, L. M. P., De Sá, S., Bandeira, S., Valério, H., Stanley, E. L., Kuhn, A. L., Marques, M. P., Vindum, J. V., Blackburn, D. C. & Bauer, A. M., 2016, Herpetological Survey of Iona National Park and Namibe Regional Natural Park, with a Synoptic List of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Namibe Province, Southwestern Angola, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 63 (2), pp. 15-61 : 37

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Heliobolus lugubris (Smith, 1838)

MATERIAL.— Namibe-Lubango road, 2 km E of Mangueiras, south side of the road, 5 December 2013, 15º02ʹ37.0ʺS, 13º09ʹ36.0ʺE, 625 m ( CAS 254885 ) .

COMMENTS.— The species is widespread over much of southern Africa, particularly on sandy substrates ( Bauer et al. 1993). In Angola, the majority of both bibliographic (Bocage 1867, 1895; Monard 1937; Mertens 1938; Boulenger 1921) and museum records (e.g., TM 46525) are from Benguela. However, there are also records of the species for Namibe Province from “Maconjo” ( Bocage 1895), “Capangombe” ( Bocage 1895), and “Konondoto” (Boulenger 1921). The species’ distribution in the country extends to the southeast in Huíla and Cunene Provinces. Our specimen is a sub-adult (55.5 mm SVL).