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coastal dunes, ca. 124 km SSW of Namibe” 
[-16.27475, 11.81806] (Ceriaco et al. 
2016a:36); “Foz de Cunene” [-17.28333, 
11.80000] (Ceriaco et al. 2016a;36). 
Taxonomic and distributional notes: 
Arnold (1989) demonstrated that Aporosaura 
Boulenger, 1887, the generic name under 
whieh this species was long known, is a syn¬ 
onym of Meroles Gray, 1838. Until recently the 
only published data for Angola was from the 
type locality, but recently an individual was 
colleeted in “Praia do Navio eoastal dunes, ea. 
124 km SSW of Namibe” (Ceriaco et al. 
2016a). In the Museu de Historia Natural da 
Universidade do Porto, Portugal, the Franeisco 
Newton eollections inelude uneatalogued spec¬ 
imens of this species also from “Mossamedes” 
(M. Marques and L. Ceriaeo, pers. obs.) and 
Map 173. Distribution of Meroles anchietae in Angola. 
the Ditsong National Natural History Museum has some material collected by Wulf Haacke from 
“Porto Alexandre” and “Foz de Cunene” (Ceriaeo et al. 2016a). This species is endemie to the 
Namib Desert, from the Klinghardt Mountains in southern Namibia to southern Angola (Braneh 
1998). 
Meroles reticulatus (Bocage, 1867) 
Reticulate Sand Lizard 
Scapateira (?) reticulata Bocage 1867b:225. Syntypes: MBL specimen number unknown (collector J.A. 
d’Anchieta), destroyed by fire 18 March 1978. Type locality: “Mossamedes, Western Africa” restricted to 
“Rio Coroca,” Namibe Province, Angola by Bocage (1897a: 195). 
Scapateira reticulata: Bocage (1870:68, 1895a:32, 1897a:195), Strauch (1867:404), Boulenger (1887:111, 
1921:357), Loveridge (1936a:63). 
Scapteira serripes: Boulenger (1887:111). 
Meroles reticulatus: Szczerbak (1975:45), Arnold 
(1989:213), Branch (1998:167), Bauer and Giin- 
ther (1995:55), Ceriaco et al. (2016a:36, 56). 
Global conservation status (lUCN): Not 
Evaluated. 
Global distribution: The species is 
known from the gravel plains of the Namib 
Desert in southwestern Angola and northern 
Namibia. 
Ocurrences in Angola (Map 174): The 
species oeeurs in the southwestern Angola near 
the coast. Benguela; “Benguella” [-12.58333, 
13.41667] (Boulenger 1887:111; Szczerbak 
1975:45; Bauer and Gunther 1995:55). Nami¬ 
be: “Mossamedes” [-15.78333, 12.06667] 
(Bocage 1867a;225; Boulenger 1887:112; 
Loverdige 1963:63; Ceriaco et al. 2016a: 56); Angola. 
174. Distribution of Meroles reticulatus in 
