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I974b:57); “Cassange” [-9.58333, 17.86667] 
(Bocage I879b:95). Mexico: “Calombe, Luso” 
[-11.83333, 19.93333] (Managas 1973:189). 
Huambo: “Nova Lisboa” [-12.76667, 
15.73333] (Roux-Esteve I974b:57). 
Taxonomic and distributional notes: The 
species was first named by Bocage (1866a), 
who provided a diagnosis and description, but 
the status of the species as new was indicated 
conditionally, as ''Onychocephalus angolensis 
Nov. sp.?” The name was used without such a 
caveat in a subsequent publication Bocage 
(1866b). Both publications appeared in the 
November 1866 issue of the same journal. See 
Roux-Esteve (1974b), McDiarmid et al. (1999) 
and Broadley and Wallach (2009) for compre¬ 
hensive chresonymies and details of distribu¬ 
tion elsewhere in Africa. 
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Map 253 Distribution of Afrotyphlops angolensis in 
Angola. 
Afrotyphlops anomalus (Bocage, 1873) Angolan Giant Blind Snake (Endemic) 
Onychocephalus anomalus Bocage 1873a:248, pi. 1, fig. 3. Syntypes: MBL 1177A-D (four specimens), (col¬ 
lector J.A. d’Anchieta and J.J. da Graga), destroyed by fire 18 March 1978. Type locality: “Huilla, I’inte- 
rieur de Mossamedes” [= Huila], Huila Province, Angola. 
Typhlops {Onychocephalus) Anchietae Bocage 1886a: 172. Holotype: MBL 1871, (collector J. Anchieta), 
destroyed by fire 18 March 1978. Type locality: “Huilla” [= Huila], Huila Province, Angola. 
Typhlops anchietae-. Boulenger (1893:40, 1915:197), Bocage (1895a:63, 1897a:198), Monard (1937b:103). 
Typhlops anomalus: Boulenger (1893:47), Bocage (1895a:70), Ferreira (1897b:243) 
Typhlops anomalus: Monard (1937b: 103, 105). 
Rhinotyphlops anomalus: Roux-Esteve (1974a:495, 1974b: 193), McDiarmid et al. (1999:78). 
Megatyphlops anomalus: Broadley and Wallach (2009:48), Wallach et al. (2014:423). 
Afrotyphlops anomalus: Hedges et al. (2014:20). 
Global conservation status (lUCN): Not Evaluated. 
Global distribution: The species is endemic to Angola. 
Ocurrences in Angola (Map 254): The species is restricted to the southwestern areas of the 
country. Cabinda: “Loango (?)” [-5.15000, 12.16667] (Boulenger 1893:47, 1915:197; Monard 
1937b:103). Huambo: “Bimbi” [-11.81667, 15.83333] (Monard 1937b:103, 105; Broadley and 
Wallach 2009:48). Benguela: “Quibula” [-12.28333, 14.68333] (Bocage 1895a:70; Monard 
1937b:103; Broadley and Wallach 2009:48); “Cahata” [-12.35000, 14.81667] (Bocage 1895a:70; 
Monard 1937b:103; Broadley and Wallach 2009:48); “Quindumbo [-12.46667, 14.93333] (Bocage 
1895a:70; Broadley and Wallach 2009:48); “Benguella” [-12.58333, 13.41667] (Bocage 1895a:70; 
Boulenger 1915:197; Monard 1937b: 103); “Ebanga” [-12.73333, 14.73333] (Monard 1937b: 103, 
105; Broadley and Wallach 2009:48). Huila: “Huilla” [-15.05000, 13.55000] (Bocage 1873b:248, 
252, 1886a:172, 1895a:63, 70, 1897a:198; Monard 1937b:103; Roux-Esteve 1974b:194; Broadley 
and Wallach 2009:48; Wallach et al. 2014:423); “Caconda” [-13.73333, 15.06667] (Bocage 
1895a:70; Ferreira 1897:243; Monard 1937b:103; Roux-Esteve 1974b:194; Broadley and Wallach 
2009:48); “Kuvangu (Vila-da-Ponte)” [-14.46667, 16.30000] (Monard 1937b:103, 105; Broadley 
and Wallach 2009:48). Namibe: “Biballa” [-14.76667, 13.36667] (Bocage 1895a:70; Monard 
