Key to the Afroedura transvaalica- group

1. Midbody scale rows more than 95........................................................................2

- Midbody scale rows less than 95; Angola.................................................. A. bogerti (sensu lato)

2. Rostral bordering nostril................................................................................3

- Rostral excluded from nostril................................................................... A. loveridgei

3. Anterior nasals in contact (very rarely separated); scales around midbody-South Africa 102-118 (= 109), northern Zimbabwe 108-119 (= 114)........................................................................... A. transvaalica

- Anterior nasals separated by 1-3 granules; scales around midbody 99-101 (= 100)................ A. gorongosa sp. nov.