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Map 161. Distribution of Monopeltis perplexus in 
Angola. 
Monopeltis vanderysti de Witte, 1922 Vanderyst’s Worm Lizard 
Monopeltis Vanderysti de Witte 1922:66, pi. 1, figs. 1, la-e. Leetotype: MRAC 1872 (collector R.P. 
Vanderyst) designated by Gans (1967). Type locality: “Wombali, Leverville (dist. du Kwango); Lac 
Leopold II; Kasai” [Democratic Republic of Congo], restricted to “Wombali (dist. Lac Leopold II), Zaire” 
by Gans (1967:86-87). 
Monopeltis vanderysti vilhenai Laurent 1954a:66, figs. 16-18. Holotype: MRAC 17503 (formerly MD 5040) 
(collector A. Barros Machado). Type locality: “Region de Dundo” [= Dundo], Lunda Norte Province, 
Angola. 
Monopeltis vanderysti vilhenai'. Laurent (1964a:84), (Gans 1867:87). 
Monopeltis vanderysti'. Broadley et al. (1976:431), Gans (2005:38). 
Global conservation status (lUCN): Not 
Evaluated. 
Global distribution: The species is 
known from south-central Democratic Repub¬ 
lic of Congo into adjacent Angola. 
Ocurrences in Angola (Map 162): The 
species is known from the far north of Angola. 
Lunda Norte: “Dundo” [-7.36667, 20.83333] 
(Laurent 1954a:66, 1964a:84; Gans 1967:87; 
Broadley et al. 1976:437; Gans 2005:38). 
Uige: “Sanza Pombo” [-7.14833, 16.37422] 
(Broadley et al. 1976:436; Gans 2005:38). 
Taxonomic and distributional notes: 
According to Broadley et al. (1976) the 
description of Monopeltis vanderysti vilhenai 
by Laurent (1954a) contains various errors, 
and the purported diagnostic characters do not 
differentiate it from the nominotypical form 
(Gans 2005). 
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Map 162. Distribution of Monopeltis vanderysti in 
Angola. 
