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Global conservation status (lUCN): Not Evaluated. 
Global distribution: The species is known from northwestern Namibia and adjacent south¬ 
western Angola. 
Ocurrences in Angola: The species occurs in southwestern regions of Angola, near the 
border with Namibia, but there are no precise published records. 
Taxonomic and distributional notes: Lygodactylus lawrencei is a species of rocky, dry 
savannas from the Kaokoveld regions in northern Namibia, extending into southern Angola 
(Branch 1998). New surveys and acquisition of new material are absolutely required to clarify the 
range of Z. lawrencei in Angola, given the lack of precise published locality records for this species 
in the country. 
Genus Pachydactylus Wiegmann, 1834 
Pachydactylus angolensis Loveridge, 1944 Angolan Thick-Toed Gecko (Endemic) 
Pachydactylus scutatus angolensis (Loveridge 1944a:3). Holotype: AMNH 47874 (eolleetors A. Vemay, 
H. Lang and R. Boulton). Type loeality: “Hanha, Benguela Provinee,” Angola. 
Pachydactylus scutatus angolensis: Barbour and Loveridge (1946:165), Loveridge (1947:357), Laurent 
(1964a:37). 
Paehydaetylus angolensis: Bauer et al. (2002a:26), Bauer and Lamb (2005:116), Bauer (2010:265); Heinieke 
et al. (2017:12), Ceriaeo et al. (2016a:25), Braneh et al. (2017:163). 
Global conservation status (lUCN): Not Evaluated. 
Global distribution: The species is only known from Angola. Presumptive specimens from 
Namibia have been determined to be P. parascutatus Bauer, Lamb and Branch, 2002. 
Ocurrences in Angola (Map 139): The 
species occurs broadly in southwestern Angola, 
below the eascarpment. Benguela: “Lobito 
bay” [-12.35000, 13.55000] (Loveridge 
1944:3; Bauer et al. 2002a:23); “Hanha, 
Benguela” [-12.24500, 13.70750] (Loveridge 
1944:3; Barbour and Loveridge 1946:165; 
Bauer et al. 2002a:23; Bauer 2010:265; Branch 
et al. 2017:163); “24 km S Benguela” 
[-12.69747, 13.25222] (Bauer 2010:265; 
Branch et al. 2017:163); “30 km N of Dombe 
Grande” [-12.73097, 13.23024] (Bauer 
2010:265; Branch et al. 2017:163). Namibe: 
“Lucira” [-13.86667, 12.53333] (Bauer 
2010:265; Ceriaeo et al. 2016a:55; Branch et 
al. 2017:163); “San Nicolau” [-14.26667, 
12.36667] (Bauer 2010:265; Ceriaeo et al. 
2016a:55); “Lungo” [-14.31667, 13.20000] 
(Bauer 2010:265; Ceriaeo et al. 2016a:55; 
Branch et al. 2017:163); “Bentiaba” [-14.26667, 12.38333] (Branch et al. 2017:163); “Saco de 
Giraul” [-15.06833, 12.14222] (Bauer 2010:265; Ceriaeo et al. 2016a:55; Branch et al. 2017:163); 
“environs de Mogamedes (au bord de la route de Sa da Bandeira et dans le plateau littoral de la 
Plage das Conchas” [-15.16667, 12.15000] (Laurent 1964a:37; Ceriaeo et al. 2016a:55); “Namibe- 
Lubango road, 2 km E (by road) of Mangueiras, south side of the road” [-15.04361, 13.16000] 
(Ceriaeo et al. 2016a:25; Branch et al. 2017:163). 
Map 139. Distribution of Pachydactylus angolensis in 
Angola. 
