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Taxonomic and distributional notes: Boulenger (1887) incorrectly restricted Bocage’s type 
locality to “Benguela,” an action later aeeepted by Horton (1972), Braneh and Haagner (1993), and 
Wagner et al. (2012). The species was described in Euprepes but later moved by Bocage (1895a) 
to Lygosoma. Horton (1972) described the monotypie genus Lubuya to aeeommodate M. ivensii, 
differentiating it from Mabuya as then construed. Greer (1977) suggested thsit Lubuya should return 
to Mabuya, or by implieation to Trachylepis, the name subsequently alloeated to Afriean mabuyine 
skinks (Bauer 2003). However, Metallinou et al. (2016) ressurected Lubuya to aeeommodate 
T. ivensii, whieh they found to be the distantly related sister to Eumecia. Monard (1937b) was the 
first to reeognize that specimens from northeastern Angola had an extra white line on the lower 
flank and Laurent (1964a) subsequently ereeted Mabuya ivensi septemlineata to reeognize this 
form; its validity has not been critically assessed. 
Genus Melanoseps Boulenger, 1897 
Melanoseps occidentalis (Peters, 1877) Western Limbless Skink 
Herpetosaura occidentalis Peters 1877b:416. Holotype: ZMB 9122. Type loeality: Camemns [= Cameroon], 
Melanoseps oeeidentalis (Peters): Laurent (1964a:81). 
Melanoseps oeeidentalis zairensis: Brygoo and Roux-Esteve (1981:1179). 
Melanoseps oeeidentalis: Chirio and Ineieh (2006:38), Chirio and LeBreton (2007:270), Trape et al. 
(2012:368). 
Global conservation status (lUCN): Not 
Evaluated. 
Global distribution: The speeies is limit¬ 
ed to Central Africa, from Gabon to Angola. 
Ocurrences in Angola (Map 205): The 
species is only known from “Camaeonde, 
Dundo” in Lunda Norte Province. Lunda 
Norte: “galerie forestiere de la riviere Cama¬ 
eonde (affl. gauehe de la Luaehimo, Dundo)” 
[-7.36667, 20.83333] (Laurent 1964a:81; Bry¬ 
goo and Roux-Esteve 1981:1171). 
Taxonomic and distributional notes: 
Brygoo and Roux-Esteve (1981) deseribed a 
new subspeeies, Melanoseps occidentalis 
zairensis, from the Demoeratic Republie of 
Congo, distinguished from the nominotypical 
form by its ventral scale eount (Chirio and Ine- 
ich 2006), although subsequent authors have 
treated the speeies as monotypie (Chirio and 
LeBreton 2007; Trape et al. 2012). 
Map 205. Distribution oi Melanoseps oeeidentalis in 
Angola. 
Genus Mochlus Giinther, 1864 
Mochlus sundevallii (Smith, 1849) Sundevall’s Writhing Skink 
Eumiees [sie] (Riopa) sunderallii Smith 1849b:ll. Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.7.3 (formerly BMNH 65.5.4.59) 
(eolleetor A. Smith) (see notes below). Type loeality: “eountry to the eastward of the Cape Colony” [South 
Afriea; “probably from W. Transvaal”7/t/e Broadley (1966a:4)]. 
Moehlus afer: Boeage (1867b:222, 1867e:227). 
