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to Schlegel, but provided no details other than a locality. Peters’ (1863) description used this name, 
again attributed to Schlegel, but as the description itself was that of Peters, he alone is the author¬ 
ity for the nomen. Authorship of the Nomenclator has been cited in various ways. Lichtenstein 
alone is often given credit for names in this work, but the preface states that the majority of the 
preparation of the Nomenclator, including the descriptions, was due to von Martens (see Harris and 
Kluge 1984; Ulber 2003). David Weinland also contributed to the publication (Adler 2012), 
although his status as an author on the publication is unresolved. 
Genus Dromophis Schlegel, 1837 
Dromophis lineatus (Dumeril, Bibron and Dumeril, 1854) Lined Olympic Snake 
Dryophylax lineatus Dumeril, Bibron and Dumeril 1854:1124. Syntypes: MNHN 7643-7644 (eolleetor 
B. d’Amaud). Type loeality: “Nil blane” (Dumeril, Bibron and Dumeril 1854:1126), [= Upper Nile, Jon- 
glei or Central Equatoria Provinee, South Sudan fide Wallaeh et al. 2014]. 
Dromophis lineatus: Bogert (1940:79), Hughes (2004:74), Broadley and Cotterill (2004:49), Wallaeh et al. 
(2014:240). 
Global conservation status (lUCN): Not Evaluated. 
Global distribution: The species is known from Senegal east to Ethiopia, south to Angola, 
Zambia and northern Malawi. 
Ocurrences in Angola: Recorded in the literature from “Angola” with no precise information 
(Bogert (1940:79); Loveridge (1940:9); Hughes (2004:74). 
Taxonomic and distributional notes: Bogert (1940) cited the species for “Angola” without 
information about the collection site. The genus Dromophis has been treated as a synonym of 
Psammophis by Kelly et al. (2008), but has been recognized as valid by Hughes 2004, 2013), 
Wallaeh et al. (2014) and most other modem aurthors. Likewise the history of the nomen D. lin¬ 
eatus has been intertwined with that of Psammophis sibilans (Linnaeus, 1758) (see Hughes 2004 
for a summary and comment). 
Genus Gonionotophis Boulenger, 1893 
Gonionotophis brussauxi (Mocquard, 1889) Mocquard’s File Snake 
Godionotus brussauxi Mocquard 1889:146. Holotype: MNHN 1890.54 (collector E. Bmssaux). Type loeali¬ 
ty: “Loudinia-Niara, sur le fleuve Niai, entre Loango sur le litoral, et Brazzaville sur le fleuve Congo” 
[= between Ludinia on the Niara River], Congo. 
Gonionotophis brussauxi: Laurent (1954a:44), Chippaux (2006:91), Chirio and LeBreton (2007:428), Vidal 
et al. (2008:57), Kelly et al. (2011:425), Wallaeh et al. (2014:308), Lanza and Broadley (2014:89), Broad¬ 
ly et al. (2018:7). 
Global conservation status (lUCN): Not Evaluated. 
Global distribution: The species is known from Cameroon to the Democratic Republic of 
Congo, and extreme northeastern Angola. 
Ocurrences in Angola (Map 291): The species is known from extreme northeastern Angola. 
Lunda Norte: “Dundo” [-7.36667, 20.83333] (Laurent 1954a:44). 
Taxonomic and distributional notes: The Dundo record of Laurent (1954a) probably repre¬ 
sents the southernmost limit of the species. Loveridge (1939) remarked on the close relationship 
between the two file snake genera Mehelya and Gonionotophis Boulenger, 1893, and later, Vidal 
et al. (2008) and Kelly et al. (2011) determined that Gonionotophis brussauxi (Mocquard, 1889), 
type species of Gonionotophis, is nested within Mehelya. In order to maintain monophyletic gen¬ 
era, Kelly et al. (2011) transferred all species placed in Mehelya Csiki, 1903 to Gonionotophis, 
