Herpetological results of Francisco Newton’s Zoological Expedition to Angola (1903 – 1906): a taxonomic revision and new records of a forgotten collection
Author
Santos, Bruna S.
Author
Marques, Mariana P.
0000-0002-1712-2632
mptlmarques@gmail.com
Author
Bauer, Aaron M.
0000-0001-6839-8025
aaron.bauer@villanova.edu
Author
Ceríaco, Luis M. P.
0000-0002-3798-2664
brunascesantos@gmail.com
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Zootaxa
2021
2021-09-03
5028
1
1
80
http://zoobank.org/c678f0fe-1b62-4f34-8a66-449cf9806b50
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.5028.1.1
1175-5326
5453967
C678F0FE-1B62-4F34-8A66-449CF9806B50
Gerrhosaurus multilineatus
Bocage, 1866
Material (
three specimens
):
One adult specimen (MHNCUP/REP 233, formerly UP-MHNFCP-017373;
Fig. S34
), collected from unknown locality, date unknown;
one adult
specimen (MHNCUP/REP 234 formerly UP-MHNFCP- 094970), collected from
Cabiri
[-8.92125º, 13.66654º,
31 m
a.s.l.
]
Bengo Province
, in 1904
;
one adult
specimen (MHNCUP/REP 235, formerly UP-MHNFCP-017371), collected from
Bahia dos Tigres
[=
Baía dos Tigres
] (in error) [-16.58559º, 11.82709º,
98 m
a.s.l.
]
Namibe Province
, in 1905
.
Comments:
Gerrhosaurus multilineatus
is an Angolan endemic species known from central and western regions of the country (
Marques
et al.
2018
). The taxonomic identity of this species has been a topic of confusion as noted by
Bates
et al.
(2013)
and
Marques
et al.
(2018)
.
Ferreira (1904)
cited a juvenile specimen from “Cabiri” as “
Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus
, Hall
” that might correspond to MHNCUP/REP 234, as the specimen was identified as such on the label of its jar. The locality “Bahia dos Tigres” found on MHNCUP/REP 235 is most likely an error.