MARQUES ET AL.; AMPHIBIANS AND TERRESTRIAL REPTILES OF ANGOLA 
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Kassina senegalensis (Dumeril and Bibron, 1841) Senegal Kassina 
Cystignathus Senegalensis DuiiiotI and Bibron 1841:419. Syntypes: MNHN 4507 [2 specimens] (collector 
Heudelot) fide R. Laurent in Frost (1985:225). Type locality: “envoyee du Senegal (...) dans les etanges 
environs de Galam” (Dumeril and Bibron 1841:419), Senegal. 
Kassina angeli: Schmidt (1936:132). 
Kassina senegalensis angeli: Laurent (1954a:76, 1964a: 148). 
Kassina senegalensis: Monard (1938:96), Inger (1959:541), Poynton and Haacke (1993:14), Blackburn and 
Scab (2014:30). 
Kassina senegalensis mierops: Cei (1977:17, 18). 
Kassina senegalensis: Frost (1985:225, 2016), Schiotz (1999:232), Channing (2001:191), Fretey et al. 
(2011:35). 
Global conservation status (lUCN): Least Concern. 
Global distribution: The species is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal 
east to Uganda and Kenya and south to Namibia in the west and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa in 
the east. 
Ocurrences in Angola (Map 61): The 
species occurs from extreme northeast to 
south-central Angola, it appears not to occur in 
the northwestern regions. Lunda Norte: 
“Dundo” [-7.36667, 20.83333] (Laurent 
1964a: 148); “Route Dundo-Caluango road. 
Riviere Luchico” [-7.75000, 19.91667] (Lau¬ 
rent 1964a: 148); “Andrada (Luembe O)” 
[-7.70000, 21.38333] (Laurent 1954a:76); 
“Muita (Luembe E)” [-7.80000, 21.45000] 
(Laurent 1954a:76); “River du lac Calundo” 
[-11.80000, 20.86667] (Laurent 1964a:148). 
Moxico: “banks of Calundo lake, Mexico” 
[-11.80000, 20.86667] (Laurent 1964a:168). 
Bie: “Gauca” [-11.18333, 17.45000] (Schmidt 
1936:132); “Chitau” [-11.43333, 17.15000] 
(Schmidt 1936:132). Huila: “Viriambundo” 
[-15.53333, 14.05000] (Poynton and Haacke Ma? 6\. T>isinhuiion of Kassina senegalensis in Angola. 
1993:14); “Molundo” [-15.63333, 15.20000] (Monard 1938:96). Cunene: “5 km W of Pereira de 
Ega” [-17.06667, 15.73333] (Poynton and Haacke 1993:14). Cuando Cubango: “Cubango basin 
(6b)” [-14.67458, 17.73544] (Conradie et al. 2016:8-9, 16); “Cuito basin (24)” [-14.60622, 
18.46722] (Conradie et al. 2016:8-9, 16); “Cuando basin (39)” [-17.46333,22.86638] (Conradie et 
al. 2016:9-10, 16); “Cuando basin (40)” [-17.45786, 22.91191] (Conradie et al. 2016:9-10, 16). 
Taxonomic and distributional notes: According to Laurent {in Frost 1985), Largen (1975) 
mentioned that K. senegalensis may comprise several cryptic species. 
Hi»E 2&°E 24'‘E 
Family Arthroleptidae Mivart, 1869 
Genus Arthroleptis Smith, 1849 
Arthroleptis carquejai Ferreira, 1906 Carqueja’s Squeaker (Endemic) 
Arthroleptis earquejai Ferreira 1906, pi. 1:165. Holotype: MNHFCP 018586 (eolleetor F. Newton). Type 
loeality: “Cambondo” (Ferreira 1906:165) Kwanza Norte, Angola. 
