Exploration into the hidden world of Mozambique's sky island forests: new discoveries of reptiles and amphibians Author Conradie, Werner Port Elizabeth Museum (Bayworld), P. O. Box 13147, Humewood 6013, South Africa & South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, P / Bag 1015, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa werner@bayworld.co.za Author Bittencourt-Silva, Gabriela B. University of Basel, Biogeography Research Group, Department of Environmental Sciences, Basel 4056, Switzerland Author Engelbrecht, Hanlie M. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Private Bag X 7, Claremont, 7735, South Africa & Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland 7602, Stellenbosch, South Africa Author Loader, Simon P. University of Roehampton, Department of Life Sciences, London, SW 15 4 JD, United Kingdom Author Menegon, Michele MUSE, Museo delle Scienze, Viale del Lavoro e delle Scienza, 3 Trento 38122, Italy Author Nanvonamuquitxo, Cristovao Faculty of Natural Sciences, Lurio University, Pemba, 958, Mozambique Author Scott, Michael Khangela Safaris, www. khangelasafaris. com, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Author Tolley, Krystal A. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Private Bag X 7, Claremont, 7735, South Africa & Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland 7602, Stellenbosch, South Africa text Zoosystematics and Evolution 2016 2016-09-26 92 2 163 180 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zse.92.9948 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zse.92.9948 1860-0743-2-163 9DA068DAB881409199FE252D31DDC7D1 FFCC824A3E5F060CFFF2FF83B964FFD2 155320 Holaspis laevis Werner, 1895 Material Mt. Mabu (PEM R21145 , male, 48.8 mm SVL; PEM R21146 , male, 48.0 mm SVL) . Comments Found on tree trunks in transitional miombo woodland at lower slopes (Fig. 4E ). This secretive species is only known from Amatongas, in central Mozambique ( Cotts 1934 ) and numerous unpublished records from other localities in Mozambique: Marromeu area (Branch pers. obs. in Branch 2000 ), Moebase (Branch pers. obs. in Branch 2000 ), Cavalo near Gorongosa Mountain (Broadley pers. obs in Branch 2000 ), Dondo Inhamitanga Forests (Broadley pers. obs. in Branch 2000 ), Quiterajo (Conradie pers. obs.), Italthai (Verburgt pers. obs.), and Palma (Verburgt pers. obs.). It has also been recorded from southern Malawi from the Ruo River Gorge ( Branch and Cunningham 2006 ).