Leptotyphlops cf. scutifrons (Peters, 1854)

Record.

vic. Mamué [- 13.7877, 13.1257, 1600 m] (CAS 264756).

Comments.

Leptotyphlops scutifrons is widely distributed in southern Africa. It was recorded from several localities in the Angolan Plateau (Broadley and Broadley 1999; Conradie et al. 2016 b; Marques et al. 2018). Although some historical records may refer to Namibiana latifrons (Sternfeld, 1908) (Marques et al. 2018), our specimen agrees almost completely with the diagnosis of L. scutifrons that was provided by Broadley and Broadley (1999). Nevertheless, this taxon should be treated as a species complex with multiple divergent lineages (Adalsteinsson et al. 2009). In Angola, it is mostly restricted to the highlands of the Escarpment and Central Plateau (Marques et al. 2018).