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PROCEEDINGS OF THE CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 
Series 4, Volume 65, Supplement II 
Table 1. Diversity of genera, species/subspecies and endemic species/subspecies of amphibians and rep¬ 
tiles (excluding marine turtles) from Angola by family. Numbers solely based on the taxa with confirmed pres¬ 
ence in the country and present herein in the taxonomic accounts. 
Family 
1 Genus | 
Species/Subspecies 1 
Endemics 
AMPHIBIA 
Anura 
Pipidae 
1 
6 
0 
Bufonidae 
4 
14 
1 
Microhylidae 
1 
3 
0 
Brevicipitidae 
1 
2 
0 
Hemisotidae 
1 
2 
0 
Hyperoliidae 
4 
37 
10 
Arthroleptidae 
3 
14 
4 
Ptychadenidae 
2 
17 
1 
Phrynobatrachidae 
1 
7 
1 
Pyxicephalidae 
4 
8 
0 
Dicroglossidae 
1 
1 
0 
Ranidae 
1 
5 
1 
Rhacophoridae 
1 
1 
0 
Anurans TOTAL: 
25 
117 
18 
Reptilia 
Chelonia 
Pelomedusidae 
2 
7 
0 
Trionychidae 
2 
2 
0 
Testudinidae 
2 
4 
0 
Turtles TOTAL: 
6 
13 
0 
Crocodylia 
Crocodylidae 
3 
3 
0 
Crocodilians TOTAL: 
3 
3 
0 
Squamata - Lacertilia 
Gekkonidae 
8 
34 
9 
Amphisbaenidae 
3 
11 
3 
Lacertidae 
6 
15 
6 
Cordylidae 
2 
5 
2 
Gerrbosauridae 
4 
8 
1 
Scincidae 
12 
44 
5 
Varanidae 
1 
3 
0 
Cbamaeleonidae 
2 
5 
0 
Agamidae 
2 
9 
3 
Squamata - Lizards TOTAL: 
50 
134 
29 
Squamata - Serpentes 
Typblopidae 
2 
7 
1 
Leptotypblopidae 
2 
5 
1 
Pytbonidae 
1 
3 
0 
Boidae 
1 
1 
0 
Viperidae 
3 
12 
1 
Lampropbiidae 
19 
47 
4 
Elapidae 
5 
15 
0 
Colubridae 
17 
34 
0 
Natricidae* 
2 
4 
0 
Squamata - Serpentes TOTAL: 
52 
128 
7 
Reptiles TOTAL: 
101 
278 
36 
TOTAL 
126 
395 
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* Recognition of Natricidae at tbe family level does not follow Pyron et al. (2013). 
