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“Foz de Cunene” [-17.28333,11.80000] (Broadley 1975:11; Ceriaco et al 2016a:57); “Espinheira” 
[-16.78906, 12.35756] (Ceriaco et al 2016a:31); “Namibe-Lubango road, road marker 59, 1.8 km 
west (by road) of Caraculo, on the north side of the road” [-15.01531, 12.64244] (Ceriaco et al. 
2016a;31); “Praia do Navio coastal dunes, ca 124 km SSW of Namibe” [-16.27233, 11.83164] 
(Ceriaco et al. 2016a:31). Undetermined Locality: “Mossamedes to Benguela” (Broadley 
1975a:ll). 
Taxonomic and distributional notes: This species was long considered as a subspecies of 
T. variegata (Peters, 1870) following Broadley (1975a, 2000). Based on morphological differences 
outlined in these papers and a high level of molecular divergence, these two taxa are now treated 
as full species (Portik 2009; Portik and Bauer 2012; Bates et al. 2014). The monophyly of 
T. punctulata is relatively poorly supported and further revisionary work may support the recogni¬ 
tion of additional taxa within this taxon as currently construed (Portik and Bauer 2012). Broadley 
(1975a) remarked that populations of T. punctulata from the Northern Cape Province, Botswana, 
Rhodesia, Zambia and Mozambique differ in several morphological characters from populations in 
Angola and Namibia, and that the eastern populations may ultimately deserve taxonomic recogni¬ 
tion. The results obtained by Portik and Bauer (2012) partially support this division, although they 
found evidence for the Northern Cape Province sample clustering with samples of T. punctulata 
from Namibia (Portik and Bauer 2012, Bates et al. 2014). The presence of a record from Kalabo, 
Zambia (Broadley 1971, 1975a) close to the eastern border of Angola suggests that further field¬ 
work may eventually yield T. punctulata, or a superficially similar taxon, from Moxico or Cuando 
Cubango. 
Trachylepis spilogaster (Peters, 1882) Kalahari Tree Skink 
Euprepes (Euprepis) striatus var. spilogaster Peters 1882:68. Type: Not loeated fide Bauer et al (1995:63, 
2003:307). Type loeality: “Bei Otjimbingue im Hererolande (Westafrika)” (Peters 1882:68), [= Otjimb- 
ingwe, Erongo Region], Namibia. 
Mabuya striata spilogaster. Laurent (1964a:71). 
Mabuya spilogaster. Braneh (1998:156). 
Mabuya spilogaster. Broadley (2000:105). 
Traehylepis spilogaster. Bates et al. (2014:265). 
Traehylepis ef spilogaster. Conradie et al. (2016:25). 
Global conservation status (lUCN): Not Evaluated. 
Global distribution: This species extends from the Kalahari of northwestern South Africa and 
southwestern Botswana, through the length of Namibia to southwest Angola. 
Ocurrences in Angola (Map 230): The only published record for this species is from “Serra 
do Moco” in Huambo Province, although museum specimens from southeastern provinces exist. 
These latter are treated separately as Trachylepis aff. spilogaster and marked with a triangle in the 
map. Trachylepis spilogaster (plotted as circles). Huambo: “Serra do Moco, Luimbale” 
[-12.53333, 15.18333] (Laurent 1964a:71). Trachylepis aff. spilogaster (plotted as triangles). 
Bie: “Cubango basin (12b)” [-13.59638, 16.87722] (Conradie et al. 2016:8-9, 25). Cuando 
Cubango: “Cubango basin (6a)” [-14.67155,17.73525] (Conradie et al. 2016:25); “Cubango basin 
(20)” [-14.67175, 17.15331] (Conradie et al. 2016:8-9, 25); “Cuito basin (25)” [-15.13919, 
19.14350] (Conradie et al. 2016:8-9, 25); “Cuito basin (30a)” [-16.90980, 19.30769] (Conradie et 
al. 2016:9-10, 25); “Cuito basin (35)” [-16.62322, 19.05352] (Conradie et al 2016:9-10, 25); 
“Cuito basin (32)” [-17.04880, 19.53333] (Conradie et al 2016:9-10, 25); “Cubango basin (49)” 
[-14.66300, 17.66550] (Conradie et al. 2016:9, 12, 25); “Cuito basin (57)” [-15.45969, 18.76833] 
(Conradie et al. 2016:9, 12, 25); “Cuito basin (62)” [-17.50875, 20.06608] (Conradie et al. 2016:9, 
