DISTRIBUTION 



A. nuttalli is widely spread throughout the African continent 

 within the Ethiopian Faunal Region, 



WEST AFRICA ; NIGERIA (Simpson 1912A,B. Robinson 1926). GOLD 

 COAST tRobinson 1926. Stewart 1937). FRENCH WEST AFRICA (Villiers 

 1955). PCRTUGESE GUn^EA (Tendeiro 1951C,D,1952A,C,D, 1953, 1954). 



CENTRAL AFRICA ; CAl-EROONS (Donitz 1909. Rageau 1951,1953A,B). 

 BELGIAN CONGO ^Schwetz 192X. Bequaert 1931. Theiler and Robinson 

 1954). 



EAST AFRICA ; SUDAI^I (King 1926. As A. w. werneri ; Schulze 

 1932A. Hoogstraal 1954B). 



ITALIAI'J SOMALILAiro (See REFiARKS below). 



KEl^TYA (Loveridge 1929. Beouaert 193QA). UGANDA (King 1926, 

 see DISTRIBUTION IN" THE SWMi above. Robinson 1926. Mettam 1932. 

 Wilson 1950C). TANGAl^IKA (Donitz 1909. Robinson 1926. Love- 

 ridge 1923c as A. marmoreim is actually A. nuttalli , see Bequaert 

 I93OA). " " 



SOUTHERN AFRICA ; SOUTHERN RHODESU (Donitz 1909. Jack 1942). 

 MOZAlffilQUE ISantos Dias 1949B,1950A,B,1951A,1952D,1953B,1955A,B). 

 UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA (Curson 1928. Alexander 1929,1931. Bedford 

 1932. Neitz 1948). 



HOSTS 



Adults 



All authors list land tortoises (Kinixys spp. or Geochelone 

 pardalis ) as the chief hosts of adult A. nuttalli . A record of 

 the side-neck turtle, Pelomedusa s. siiErufa (= P. galeata ), as a 

 host (Santos Dias 1953B^ was based on raisidentiTication of Pelusios 

 s. sinuatus, '"a species of lesser importance as a host'" (Santos 

 Dias 195 5B;. 



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