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
Afrotyphlops lineolatus
(Jan, 1864)
Material (
one specimen
):
One adult specimen (MHNCUP/REP 316, formerly UP-MHNFCP-017937), collected from
Rio
Luinha [-9.26667º, 14.53333º,
237 m
a.s.l.
]
Kwanza Norte Province
, date unknown; One adult specimen (MHNCUP/REP 163;
Fig. S51
), collected from unknown locality, date unknown
.
Comments:
Afrotyphlops lineolatus
occurs in the savannas of sub-Saharan and West Africa (see
Broadley & Wallach 2009
;
Marques
et al.
2018
); in
Angola
it is known mainly from western regions and
Lunda Norte Province
(
Marques
et al.
2018
).
Ferreira (1906)
published on an adult specimen of “big dimensions” of “
Typhlops punctatus
” (junior synonym of
A. lineolatus
; MHNC-UP/REP316) from Rio Luinha, as well as two young adults of
Typhlops boulengeri
(also a junior synonym of
A. lineolatus
) from “Cambondo” and “Rio Luinha”. Additionally,
Ferreira (1904)
described a new species, “
Typhlops bocagei
” (tentatively synonymized with
A. lineolatus
by
Broadley & Wallach (2009))
, from
two adults
from “Cabicula, Bom Jesus (margens do Quanza)”.
Ceríaco
et al.
(2014b)
reported having located a potential specimen that corresponded to one of the
syntypes
of
Typhlops bocagei
but it turned out to be specimen MHNCUP/REP 316. An additional specimen of
A. lineolatus
was recently located in the museum. This specimen most likely does represent one of the
syntypes
of
Typhlops bocagei
, as it matches Ferreira’s originial description in having 28 mid-body scales. The specimen, which is dry due to the evaporation of the original preservative, did not have any locality or collecting information attached to the the jar, as is common for most of the specimens of this collection.