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1937b: 103; Broadley and Wallach 2009:48); 
“Chiyaka distriet” [vie. -15.08333, 12.73333] 
(Roux-Esteve 1974b: 194; Broadley and Wal- 
laeh 2009:48); “Mossamedes” [-15.20000, 
12.15000] (Boeage 1873b:248; Boulenger 
1893:47). 
Taxonomic and distributional notes: 
Hedges et al. (2014) moved all speeies previ¬ 
ously allocated to Megatyphlops Broadley and 
Wallach, 2009 to Afrotyphlops based on their 
phylogenetic analysis, which demonstrated 
that members of the former group are embed¬ 
ded within a clade containing the type speci¬ 
men of the latter. Boulenger (1893, 1915) 
identified a specimen from “Loango,” a former 
kingdom within Cabinda Province as 
M. anomalus. However, this is certainly a 
misidentification or error in locality, as Roux- 
Esteve (1974a) demonstrated that this species 
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Map 254. Distribution of Afrotyphlops anomalus in 
Angola. 
was only reliably known from the mountainous regions of Benguela and Huila, south of the Cuan- 
za River. Wallach et al. (2014) also listed Bie and Cuanza Sul in the range of the species, but this 
does not appear to be based on previously published records. McDiarmid et al. (1999) included 
northern Namibia in the stated distribution of this species, but we are not aware of any confirmed 
specimens outside of Angola. See Broadley and Wallach (2009) for chresonymy and maps of 
global distribution. 
Afrotyphlops lineolatus (Jan, 1864) Common Lined Blind Snake 
Typhlops (Ophthalmidion) lineolatus Jan 1864:24. Holotype, UUMZ 725 (collector A. Afzel), lost fide Roux- 
Esteve (1974b) and Hahn (1980). Type locality: “Sierra-Leona” [= Sierra Leone]. 
Typhlops boeagei Ferreira 1904:114. Syntypes: MBL specimen numbers not known (collector F. Newton) 
(destroyed July 1943 during WWII fide Broadley and Wallach 2009:40). Type locality: “Cabicula, Bom 
Jesus (margens do Quanza)” [= Bom Jesus], Bengo Province, Angola. 
Typhlops Boulengeri Boeage (1893:117). Lectotype: BMNH 1946.1.11.18, formerly BMNH 1893.12.27.12 
(collector J. Anchieta) designated by Broadley and Wallach (2009:40). Type locality: “Quindumbo, dans 
Finterieur de Benguella” [= Quindumbo], Benguela Province, Angola. 
Onychoeephalus liberiensis (part): Boeage (1866a:46, 1873a:252). 
Onychoeephalus lineolatus'. Boeage (1873a:252, 1866b:65). 
Typhlops esehriehtii (part): Gunther (1876b:678). 
Typhlops {Ophthalmidion) Esehriehtii var. lineolata: Peters (1877a:614). 
Typhlops {Ophthalmidion) Esehriehtii var. intermedia'. Peters (1877a:614). 
Typhlops {Ophthalmidion) Esehriehtii (part): Peters (1881:147). 
Typhlops {Ophthalmidion) Kraussii (part): Boeage (1887a: 180). 
Typhlops lineolatus'. Boulenger (1893:43), Roux-Esteve (1974b:76), McDiarmid et al. (1999:107), Spawls et 
al. (2004:290). 
Typhlops punctatus var. intermedia (part): Boeage (1895a:66). 
Typhlops punetatus var. lineolata'. Boeage (1895a:66). 
Typhlops punetatus var. lineolatus'. Boeage (1896a: 112), Ferreira (1903:9). 
Typhlops punetatus (part): Boulenger (1900a:50, 1905:112), Monard (1937b:103, 104), Themido (1941:9). 
