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ing around the edges of the Congo Basin in the 
Democratie Republie of Congo, People’s 
Republie of Congo and far northeastern Ango¬ 
la. 
Ocurrences in Angola (Map 202): The 
speeies is only known from “Dundo”, Lunda 
Norte Provinee. Lunda Norte: “Dundo, foret 
de la Luachimo” [-7.38333, 20.85000] (Lau¬ 
rent 1964a: 78). 
Taxonomic and distributional notes: 
The specifie epithet fernandi (Burton, 1836) 
has alternately been assoeiated with several 
different genera: Lygosoma Hardwieke and 
Gray, 1827, Lepidothyris Cope, 1892, Riopa 
Gray, 1839 and Mochlus Gunther, 1864 (Wag¬ 
ner et al. 2009). Laurent (1964a) signaled the 
first and only record from Angola. Wagner et 
al. (2009) VQSunQctQd Lepidothyris Cope, 1892 
for the fernandi group. They also provided a 
morphological and genetic analysis in the L. fernandi complex, resulting in the description of new 
taxa (Wagner et al. 2009), including a new subspecies, Lepidothyris hinkeli joei Wagner, Bohme, 
Pauwels and Schmitz, 2009 to accommodate the Angolan specimen cited by Laurent (1964a), 
which we recently examined in the Museu Dundo, and additional material from the Democratic 
Republic of Congo and People’s Republic of Congo. 
Map 202. Distribution of Lepidothyris hinkeli joei in 
Angola. 
Genus Leptosiaphos Schmidt, 1943 
Leptosiaphos dewittei (Loveridge, 1934) 
Lygosoma (Siaphos) compressicauda de Witte 1933: 
Overlaet). Type loeality: “Sandoa” [Lualaba 
Provinee, Demoeratie Republie of Congo]. 
Lygosoma dewittei: Parker (1936:139). 
Leptosiaphos dewittei: Broadley (1989e:445), 
Broadley and Cotterill (2004:42). 
Global conservation status (lUCN): Not 
Evaluated. 
Global distribution: This skink ranges 
from western Angola to the Upemba National 
Park, Democratic Republic of Congo where it 
is most common in the plateau areas. 
Ocurrences in Angola (Map 203): The 
species is only known from northeastern Ango¬ 
la. Kwanza Sul: “Congulu” [-10.86667, 
14.28333] (Parker 1936:139). 
Taxonomic and distributional notes: 
The name Siaphos dewittei Loveridge, 1934 is 
a replacement name for Lygosoma {Siaphos) 
compressicauda de Witte, 1933, itself a junior 
DE Witte’s Five-Toed Skink 
175, figs. 1-4. Holotype: MRAC 8614 (collector F.G. 
I2"E l&°i: 20°E 24“E 
Map 203. Distribution of Leptosiaphos dewittei in 
Angola. 
