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Ocurrences in Angola (Map 195): Cuan- 
do Cubango: “Cuando basin (44a)” 
[-17.57333, 23.26000] (Conradie et al. 2016:9, 
25). 
Taxonomic and distributional notes: 
Conradie et al. (2016) collected a single indi¬ 
vidual from this species from Cuando Cubango 
constituting the first record in Angola and the 
first record north of the Okavango River. Lamb 
et al. (2010) provided a replacement name, 
Acontias kgalagadi, for Typhlosaurus lineatus, 
which they placed in Acontias based on a 
molecular phylogenetic analysis. Boulenger’s 
name was preoccupied by Acontias lineatus 
Peters, 1879, a species occurring in western 
South Africa and southern Namibia. 
I2"E 1&“E 20“E 2rE 
Map 195. Distribution oi Acontias kgalagadi in Angola. 
Acontias occidentalis FitzSimons, 1941 Savanna Legless Skink 
Acontias plumbeus occidentalis FitzSimons 1941:275. Lectotype: PEM R5105 (formerly AM 6064) desig¬ 
nated by Mertens (1955:74). Type loeality: Explieitly restrieted to “Okahandja, Damaraland, Sudwestafri- 
ka [Namibia]” by Mertens (1955). 
Acontias plumbeus: Monard (1937b:96). 
Acontiaspercivali ocidentalis: Broadley (1969:20), Braneh (1998:135), Daniels et al. (2005:646), Daniels et 
al. (2006:354). 
Acontias occidentalis: Lamb et al. (2010:36), Bates et al. (2014:247). 
Global conservation status (lUCN): Least Concern. 
Global distribution: This species is endemic to southern Africa and adjacent areas in south¬ 
ern Angola (Branch 1998; Daniel et al. 2005; 
Bates et al. 2014). 
Ocurrences in Angola (196): The species 
occurs in Cunene Province near the Namibian 
border. Cunene: “Mupa” [-16.18333, 
15.75000] (Monard 1937b:96; Broadley 
1969:20). 
Taxonomic and distributional notes: 
The original type series included 10 specimens 
from across the species range, including north¬ 
ern Namibia, Botswana, and parts of the former 
Transvaal Province of South Africa. Monard 
(1937b) misidentified a specimen from 
“Mupa” southern Angola sts Acontias plumbeus 
Bianconi, 1849, a species endemic to southern 
Africa (Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swazialnd) 
(Bates et al. 2014). We recently located this 
individual in the Musee d’Histoire Naturelle, 
La-Chaux-de Fond, Switzerland and identified Angola. 
196. Distribution of Acontias occidentalis in 
