Exploration into the hidden world of Mozambique's sky island forests: new discoveries of reptiles and amphibians Author Conradie, Werner Port Elizabeth Museum (Bayworld), P. O. Box 13147, Humewood 6013, South Africa & South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, P / Bag 1015, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa werner@bayworld.co.za Author Bittencourt-Silva, Gabriela B. University of Basel, Biogeography Research Group, Department of Environmental Sciences, Basel 4056, Switzerland Author Engelbrecht, Hanlie M. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Private Bag X 7, Claremont, 7735, South Africa & Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland 7602, Stellenbosch, South Africa Author Loader, Simon P. University of Roehampton, Department of Life Sciences, London, SW 15 4 JD, United Kingdom Author Menegon, Michele MUSE, Museo delle Scienze, Viale del Lavoro e delle Scienza, 3 Trento 38122, Italy Author Nanvonamuquitxo, Cristovao Faculty of Natural Sciences, Lurio University, Pemba, 958, Mozambique Author Scott, Michael Khangela Safaris, www. khangelasafaris. com, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Author Tolley, Krystal A. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Private Bag X 7, Claremont, 7735, South Africa & Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland 7602, Stellenbosch, South Africa text Zoosystematics and Evolution 2016 2016-09-26 92 2 163 180 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zse.92.9948 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zse.92.9948 1860-0743-2-163 9DA068DAB881409199FE252D31DDC7D1 FFCC824A3E5F060CFFF2FF83B964FFD2 155320 Scolecomorphus cf. kirkii Boulenger, 1883 Material Mt. Mabu (PEM A11248 ) . Comments A single specimen was found under a log in the closed canopy forest of Mt. Mabu after 36 hours of heavy rain (Fig. 3H ). The specimen (probably a young female) measures 210 mm total length, 6.3 mm body width and has 142 primary annuli. The olive-brown dorsal colouration of the preserved specimen is dorsally restricted and the venter is light yellowish (pinkish in life), agreeing with the description of Nussbaum (1985) . This new record represents the southernmost distribution of Scolecomorphus kirkii , and for all African caecilians. Branch (2004) reported the first ever caecilian record for Mozambique from dry transitional miombo vegetation at the edge of Serra Mecula, while Farooq and Conradie (2015) recorded a second record from Mt. Namuli.