Polemon collaris (Peters, 1881)

Santos, Bruna S., Marques, Mariana P., Bauer, Aaron M. & Ceríaco, Luis M. P., 2021, Herpetological results of Francisco Newton’s Zoological Expedition to Angola (1903 – 1906): a taxonomic revision and new records of a forgotten collection, Zootaxa 5028 (1), pp. 1-80 : 30

Polemon collaris (Peters, 1881)

Material (one specimen): One adult specimen (MHNCUP/REP 170, formerly UP-MHNFCP-017414; Fig. S60 ), collected from Golungo Alto [-9.13333º, 14.76667º, 666 m a.s.l.] Kwanza Norte Province, date unknown .

Comments: Polemon collaris is a forest dwelling species found from Nigeria to Uganda and south into western Angola ( Branch 2018; Marques et al. 2018). The label present in the jar reads “ Microsoma collare ” but has no information regarding the collecting locality, however Ferreira (1906) cited an adult specimen of Bocage’s (1895) “form B ” from “Golungo Alto”, which most likely represents this specimen. After comparing Bocage’s original description and plate to MHNCUP/REP 170, we find the specimen to match the same morphology. Boulenger (1905), de Witte & Laurent (1947) and Hellmich (1957) cited specimens from the same locality. Recently, Portilo et al. (2018) reported a specimen from “North-west” Angola, but according to Conradie (pers. comm.), the correct locality is “Camp Chiri, Saurimo Region, Lunda Norte Province).

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FIGURE S60. Specimen of Polemon collaris (MHNCUP/REP 170), from Golungo Alto. Photo by Bruna Santos.