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regions of the country. Kwanza Sul: “Mombo- 
lo” [-12.16667, 14.83333] (Bogert 1940:42; 
Laurent 1956:141). Huambo: “Galanga” 
[-12.06667, 15.15000] (Bocage 1895a;100; 
Monard 1937b:113; Laurent 1956:141). Hulla: 
“Rio Cuce” [-13.51667, 15.20000] (Bocage 
1895a:100; Monard 1937b:113; Laurent 
1956:141); “Caconda” [-13.73333, 15.06667] 
(Bocage 1882a:300, 1895a: 100; Monard 
1937b: 113; Laurent 1956:141; Loveridge 
1957:266); “Sangeve” [-13.88333, 15.83333] 
(Monard 1937b:113, 118; Laurent 1956:141); 
“Kuvangu (Vila-da-Ponte)” [-14.46667, 
16.30000] (Monard 1937b:113, 118; Laurent 
1956:141). 
Map 320. Distribution of Pseudaspis cana in Angola. 
Taxonomic and distributional notes; 
Kelly et al. (2009) revived the family Pseudas- 
pididae Dowling and Duellman, 1978 for two 
monotypic genera, Pseudaspis {P. cana) and Pythonodipsas (P carinata Gunther, 1868). This clade 
has, however, subsequently been treated as a subfamily, Pseudaspidinae, by Pyron et al. (2010, 
2013). Laurent (1956) recognized P. c. anchietae (Bocage, 1882) as a valid subspecies, but 
Broadley (1990) considered evidence for the recognition of a taxonomically distinct northern form 
to be unconvincing. 
Il'E l&'E 20°E 24”E 
Genus Pythonodipsas Gunther, 1868 
Pythonodipsas carinata Gunther, 1868 
Pythonodipsas carinata Gunther 1868:427. Holotype: 
man). Type loeality: “Zambezi” (Gunther 
1868:427), in error, corrected to “Damaraland, 
South West Africa” by Broadley (1971c:679). 
Pythonodipsas carinata: FitzSimons (1962:181), 
Broadley (1971c:679, 1990:110), Branch et al. 
(1997:89), Branch (1998:82), Kelly et al. 
(2009:46), Bates et al. (2014:388), Wallach et al. 
(2014:612). 
Global conservation status (lUCN): Not 
Evaluated. 
Global distribution: The species is 
restricted to gravel plains and arid savannah 
from the Bethanie District in southern Namib¬ 
ia, northwards into the coastal desert of south¬ 
ern Angola. 
Ocurrences in Angola (Map 321): The 
species is occurs at the edges of the Angolan 
Namib Desert in the southern portion of 
Namibe Province. 
Western Keeled Snake 
BMNH 1946.1.4.70, formerly SAM (collector J. Chap- 
ll-'E 16°E 20°E irE 
Map 321. Distribution of Pythonodipsas carinata in 
Angola. 
