Afrotyphlops mucruso (Peters, 1854)

Conradie, Werner, Bills, Roger & Branch, William R., 2016, The herpetofauna of the Cubango, Cuito, and lower Cuando river catchments of south-eastern Angola, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 126) 10 (2), pp. 6-36 : 27

Afrotyphlops mucruso / schlegeli

– The status of large typhlopids in Angola previously assigned to Megatyphlops ( Broadley and Wallach 2009) remains problematic. Broadley and Wallach (2009) report no specimens from south-east Angola, although they record three species in the country: A. mucroso from adjacent western Zambia, with a single record of unstated provenance mapped (Macanda, 10°50’S, 18°52’E) from north-eastern Angola; A. schlegelii from the Caprivi and northern Namibia, extending along the escarpment into the Benguela Province; and A. anomalus in south-central Angola. Afrotyphlops schlegelii may, therefore, occur in upland areas associated with sparse Miombo woodland bordering the river catchments.