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I867b:2I9, I895a:I5; Monard I937b:53; 
Loveridge 1947:212). Hulla: “Caconda” 
[-13.73333, 15.06667] (Bocage I895a:I5; 
Monard I937b;53; Loveridge 1947:212). 
Cunene: “Kuvelai, Kasinga” [-15.65000, 
15.80000] (Monard I937b:53; Loveridge 
1947:212). Namibe: “Chiyaka district” 
[-15.08333, 12.73333] (Loveridge 1947:212). 
Taxonomic and distributional notes: 
Pasteur (1964) provided a map (his fig. 15) 
showing the distribution of this species and 
provided data on scale variation and compar¬ 
isons with L. angolensis, which he regarderd as 
a member of the same species group. The 
species L. grotei Stemfeld, 1911 was previous¬ 
ly considered a subspecies of L. capensis (e.g., 
Pasteur 1964), which it replaces in the low¬ 
lands of Mozambique and Tanzania. Genetic 
data indicate that there are multiple unde¬ 
scribed species within the L. capensis complex (Travers 2012) and extensive taxonomic work will 
be necessary to delimit species in the group as a whole. Isolated records from southern Kenya and 
the Democratic Republic of Congo especially require investigation. 
Lygodactylus chobiensis FitzSimons, 1932 Okavango Dwarf Gecko 
Lygodactylus picturatus chobiensis FitzSimons 1932:35. Holotype: TM 14580 (collector V.F. FitzSimons). 
Type locality: “Kabulabula, Chobe River,” Botswana. 
Lygodactylus chobiensis'. Pasteur (1964:77), Haacke (1970:279), Branch (1998:247), Broadley and Martiz 
( 2010 ). 
Global conservation status (lUCN): Least Concern. 
Global distribution: The species extends from the southeast of Angola and adjacent Namib¬ 
ia and northern Botswana to western Mozambique, northern Zimbabwe and southeastern Zambia. 
There is an apparently isolated population in northern Mozambique (Broadley and Maritz 2010a). 
Ocurrences in Angola: The species occurs in Angola, probably in both Moxico and Cuando 
Cubango provinces (see notes below). 
Taxonomic and distributional notes: Despite the lack of precise published locality records 
for Lygodactylus chobiensis from Angola, the currently accepted distribution for the species 
includes portions of Angola (Haacke 1970; Branch 1998; Broadley and Martiz 2010). Pasteur 
(1964) provided a provisional map of the distribution of the species from Lygodactylus picturatus 
group and noted that the species probably occurs in the most eastern areas of Moxico Province, 
Angola, adjacent to the border with Zambia. It may also be expected in at least southeastern Cuan¬ 
do Cubango as there are records nerby in the neighboring Caprivi Strip of Namibia. New surveys 
and aquisition of new fresh material is absolutely required to clarify L. chobiensis distribution. 
Lygodactylus lawrencei Hewitt, 1926 Lawrence’s Dware Gecko 
Lygodactylus lawrencei Hewitt 1926b:478. Holotype: SAM 17289 (eolleetor R. F. Lawrenee). Type loeality: 
“Otjitambi, Kaokoveld, S.W.A.” Kamanjab Constitueney, Kunene Region, Namibia. 
Lygodactylus lawrencei'. Pasteur (1964:70), Braneh (1998:247). 
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Map 138. Distribution of Lygodactylus capensis in 
Angola. 
