Amblyodipsas Peters, 1857
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Genus Amblyodipsas Peters, 1857 View in CoL
Amblyodipsas polylepis (Bocage, 1873) COMMON PURPLE-GLOSSED SNAKE
Calamelaps polylepis Bocage 1873b:216 View in CoL . Holotype: MBL 1878 (collector J.A. d’Anchieta), destroyed by fire 18 March 1978. Type locality: “Dondo, intérieur d’Angola” [= Dondo] Kwanza Norte Province, Angola. Atractaspis Hildebrandtii View in CoL : Peters (1877a:616).
Calamelaps polylepis View in CoL : Bocage (1895a:126, 1897a:201), Ferreira (1904:116), Boulenger (1915:214). Calamelaps unicolor View in CoL : Loveridge (1933:260).
Calamelaps unicolor polylepis : Loveridge (1944c:164, 1957:281), de Witte and Laurent (1947:32). Amblyodipsas polylepis polylepis View in CoL : Broadley (1971c:649), Broadley (1990:202), Branch (1998:66). Amblyodipsas polylepis View in CoL : Broadley and Cotterill (2004:46), Bates et al. (2014:345), Wallach et al. (2014:25).
Global conservation status (IUCN): Least Concern.
Global distribution: The species is known from coastal Kenya to South Africa, west to Angola and northern Namibia.
Ocurrences in Angola (Map 280): The species is known from western Angola, however, the species may occur country wide with exception of the northern regions. Bengo: “Cabicula”
[-9.16667, 13.56667] ( Ferreira 1904:116; de
Witte and Laurent 1947:32; Broadley
1971a:652). Kwanza Norte: “Cazengo”
[-9.33333, 14.76667] ( Bocage 1895a:126,
1897a:201; Loveridge 1944c:164; de Witte and
Laurent 1947:32; Broadley 1971a:652);
“Dondo” [-9.68333, 14.43333] ( Bocage
1873b:216, 1895a:126, 1897a:201; Loveridge
1933:260, 1944c:164, 1957:281; de Witte and
Laurent 1947:32; Broadley 1971a:652,
1990:202). Benguela: “Quissange”
[-12.43333, 14.05000] ( Bocage 1895a:126,
1897a:201; Loveridge 1944b:164; de Witte and
Laurent 1947:32; Broadley 1971a:652).
Cunene: “Humbe” [-16.68333, 14.90000] GoogleMaps
( Bocage 1895a:126, 1897a:201; Loveridge
1944bc:164; de Witte and Laurent 1947:32;
Broadley 1971a:652). Undetermined Locali-
MAP 280. Distribution of Amblyodipsas polylepis in Angola.
ty: “without precise locality” ( Peters
1877a:616; Broadley 1971a:652).
Taxonomic and distributional notes: Wallach et al. (2014) confused “Dondo” with “Dundo” from Lunda Norte Province, eastern Angola. There are currently no outstanding taxonomic issues for Amblyodipsas polylepis polylepis (Bocage 1873) , although the taxonomic status of the East African subspecies Amblyodipsas polylepis hildebrandtii (Peters, 1877) should be re-evaluated ( Bates et al. 2014).
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Amblyodipsas Peters, 1857
Marques, Mariana P., Ceríaco, Luis M. P., Blackburn, David C. & Bauer, Aaron M. 2018 |
Calamelaps unicolor polylepis
BATES, M. F. & W. R. BRANCH & A. M. BAUER & M. BURGER & J. MARAIS & G. J. ALEXANDER & M. S. DE VILLIERS 2014: 345 |
WALLACH V., K. L. & WILLIAMS, AND & J. BOUNDY 2014: 25 |
BRANCH, W. R. 1998: 66 |
BROADLEY, D. G. 1990: 202 |
BROADLEY, D. G. 1971: 649 |
LAURENT, R. F. 1947: 32 |
LOVERIDGE, A. 1944: 164 |
Calamelaps polylepis
LOVERIDGE, A. 1933: 260 |
BOULENGER, G. A. 1915: 214 |
FERREIRA, J. B. 1904: 116 |
BOCAGE, J. V. B. 1897: 201 |
BOCAGE, J. V. B. 1895: 126 |
Calamelaps polylepis
PETERS, W. C. H. 1877: 616 |
BOCAGE, J. V. B. 1873: 216 |