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1937b: 130; Broadley I977c:36); “Cubal (Alto 
Cubal)” [-13.03333, 14.25000] (Mertens 
1937a:14, 1938a:441; Hellmich 1957b:71; 
Broadley 1977c:36); “Hanha” [-13.30000, 
14.20000] (Bocage 1896a:112, 1897b:211). 
Hulla: “Caconda” [-13.73333, 15.06667] 
(Bocage 1895a: 110; Ferreira 1897b:244; Broa¬ 
dley 1977c:36); “Kuvangu (Vila-da-Ponte)” 
[-14.46667, 16.30000] (Monard 1937b:130; 
Broadley 1977c:36); “Capelongo” [-14.91667, 
15.08333] (Bogert 1940:77; Broadley 
1977c:36); “Huilla” [-15.05000, 13.55000] 
(Bocage 1873b:220, 1895a: 110); “Jau, envi¬ 
rons de Sa da Bandeira” [-15.20000, 13.51667] 
(Laurent 1964a: 110; Broadley 1977c:36); 
“Gambos” [-15.76667, 14.10000] (Bocage 
1873b:220, 1895a:110). Cunene: “Forte 
Rogadas” [-16.71667, 15.01667] (Laurent 
1964a: 110; Broadley 1977a:36); “Humbe” 
[-16.68333, 14.90000] (Bocage 1895a:110; Broadley 1977c:36); “Dongwenna” [-17.01667, 
14.71667] (Broadley 1977c:36); “Mupanda” [-17.13333, 15.76667] (Monard 1937b:130; Broadley 
1977c:36); “36 km NW of Humbe” (Broadley 1977b:36). Cuando Cubango: “Kakindo” 
[-15.45000, 17.05000] (Monard 1937b:130). Undetermined Locality: “without precise location” 
(Bocage 1879b:95). 
Taxonomic and distributional notes: Managas’s (1973) reference to Psammophylax tritae- 
niatus tritaeniatus (Gunther, 1868) from “Calombe, Luso” in the Institute de Investigagao Cienti- 
fica Tropical, Lisboa is referable to Psammophylax a. acutus. 
Genus Pseudaspis Fitzinger, 1826 
Pseudaspis cana (Linnaeus, 1758) Mole Snake 
Coluber canus Linnaeus 1758:221. Holotype: NHR Lin-22, formely MAFR (ex Mus. Drottingholm). Type 
loeality: “Indiis” [= India] (Linnaeus 1758:221), in error, eorreeted to “Cape of Good fide Wallaeh 
et al. (2014:585), South Afriea. 
Ophirhina Anehietae: Boeage 1882a:300. Syntypes: MBL speeimen numbers unknown (eolleetor J.A. 
d’Anehieta), destroyed by fire 18 Mareh 1978. Type loeality: “Caeonda, dans finterieur de Benguella” 
[= Caeonda] Huila Provinee, Angola. 
Pseudaspis cana: Boeage (1895a: 100), Braneh (1998:80), Boulenger (1915:204), Monard (1937b: 118), 
Bogert (1940:42), Loveridge (1957:266), FitzSimons (1962:162), Frade (1963:253), Broadley (1990:108), 
Broadley et al. (2003:147), Broadley and Cotterill (2004:49), Kelly et al. (2009:46), Bates et al. 
(2014:392), Wallaeh et al. (2014:585). 
Pseudaspis cana anehietae: Laurent (1956:141). 
Global conservation status (lUCN): Not Evaluated. 
Global distribution: The species is known from throughout southern Africa, extending north 
to Angola, Zambia, the former Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, 
Rwanda and the Kenya highlands. 
Ocurrences in Angola (Map 320): The species occurs in the central-southern areas. Kwanza 
Sul and Huila Province. It is probable that the distribution of this species reachs the southeastern 
I2"E 16.°E 2«°E 
Map 319 . Distribution of Psammophylax tritaeniatus in 
Angola. 
