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[-15.20000, 12.15000] (Bocage I887b:206, 
I895a:II4; Loveridge 1957:279); “Iona” 
[-16.28106, 12.22291] (Broadley 2002:111; 
Hughes and Wade 2002:77). Cunene: 
“Oncocua, 37 km NE on way to Otchinzau” 
[-16.65606, 13.42370] (Broadley 2002:111; 
Hughes and Wade 2002:77). Cuando Cuban¬ 
go: “Kayundu” [-15.70000, 17.45000] 
(Monard 19376:133). Undetermined Locali¬ 
ty: “Cuanza” (Broadley 2002:111). 
Taxonomic and distributional notes: In 
addition to his Catumbella specimen, Bocage 
(1887b) based his description on a second 
specimen from, “Tinterieur de Mossamedes” 
collected by Capello and Ivens. Brandstatter 
(1996) recognized P. sibilans as occurring no 
further south than the northern part of Tanzania 
and proposed the reinstatement of P. brevi- 
rostris Peters, 1881 as a full species, rather than 
a subspecies of P. sibilans, with leopardinus treated as a subspecies of it. Currently P. leopardinus 
is recognized as a valid species (Broadley 1977b, 2002a; Kelly et al. 2008; Branch 1998; Wallach 
et al. 2014). The record from “Calombe” has been assigned to P. leopardinus although the habitat 
does not correspond to the typical dry savanna and semi-desert regions where the species is com¬ 
monly found. 
Psammophis mossambicus Peters, 1882 Olive Whip Snake 
Psammophis sibilans var. mossambica Peters 1882e:122. Leetotype: ZMB 2468A, designated by Broadley 
(2002:96). Type loeality: “auf der Insel Mossambique und auf dem gegenuberliegenden Festlande, auf der 
Halbinsel Caba^eira und Mesuril [...] auf den Querimba-Inseln [...] und in Boror” (eolleetor W.C.H. 
Peters), restrieted to “der Insel Mossambique” [= Mozambique Island] by leetotype designation. 
Psammophis sibilans: Boeage (1866a:48, 1895a: 114, 1896a: 113), Peters (1877a:615), Ferreira (1904:116), 
Boulenger (1905:113, 1915:213), Sehmidt (1933:14), Monard (1937b: 131), Loveridge (1936a:38). 
Psammophis elegans: Boeage (1867b:226). 
Psammophis sibilans sibilans: Mertens (1938a:441), Bogert (1940:70), Loveridge (1940:30), Laurent 
(1964a: 113), Hellmieh (1957b:70), Managas (1973:196). 
Psammophisphillipsii: Broadley (1977b:24), Braneh and MeCartney (1992:2), Brandstatter (1996:55), Hugh¬ 
es (1999:64), Kelly et al. (2008). 
Psammophis mossambicus: Braneh (1998:92), Broadley (2002:96), Broadley et al. (2003:167), Broadley and 
Cotterill (2004:50), Kelly et al. (2008:1048), Wallaeh et al. (2014:577), Ceriaeo et al. (2016b:87), 
Conradie et al. (2016:22). 
Psammophis ef mossambicus: Braneh and Conradie (2015:200). 
Global conservation status (lUCN): Not Evaluated. 
Global distribution: The species is known from South Sudan to South Africa, west through 
Swaziland in the east, in the west to northern Namibia (see Notes). 
Ocurrences in Angola (Map 311): The species occurs throughout the country, including the 
Cabinda enclave. Cabinda: “Chinchoxo” [-5.10000, 12.10000] (Peters 1877a:615; Loveridge 
1940:30); “Cabinda” [-5.55000, 12.18333] (Ferreira 1904:116; Loveridge 1940:30). Zaire: “San 
Antonio” [-6.13333, 12.36667] (Loveridge 1940:30). Bengo: “Ambriz” [-7.844312, 13.106493] 
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Map 310. Distribution of Psammophis leopardinus in 
Angola. 
