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1981:23); “Huilla” [-15.05000, 13.55000] (Bocage I873b:224, I895a:I29, I897b:202; Broadley 
I97Ie:6II; Managas 1981:23); “Fazenda Bumbo, Humpata” [-15.20000, 13.00000] (Laurent 
I964a:II8; Broadley 1971e:661; Managas 1981:23); “Gambos” [-15.76667, 14.10000] (Bocage 
1873a:224, 1895a:12, 1897a:202; Loveridge 1944c:221; Broadley 1971e:611, 1998b:16; Managas 
1981:23). Namibe: “Maconjo” [-15.01667, 13.20000] (Bocage 1895a:129, 1897c:202; Loveridge 
1944c:221; Broadley 1971e:611, 1998b:16; Mananas 1981:23). 
Taxonomic and distributional notes: The species was described by Bocage (1882a) as Elap- 
soidea semi-annulata based on two specimens from “Caconda” collected by J. Anchieta. Bocage 
(1895a) later changed the orthography to Elapsoidea semiannulata. Laurent (1964a) described a 
new subspecies from Angola, Elapsoidea decosteri huilensis, which currently is recognized as 
synonym of this taxon. 
Elapsoidea semiannulata moebiusi (Werner, 1897) Moebius’ Garter Snake 
Elapechis moebiusi Werner 1897:400. Holotype: ZMB 13802 (eolleetor J.N.F.J. Graf von Zeeh). Type loeal- 
ity: “Kete” [Kete, or Kete Kraehi, was in the German eolony of Togo at the time of the deseription, but 
after 1914 beeame part of the Gold Coast, and following independenee in 1957, Ghana]. 
Elapsoidea semiannulata moebiusi'. Broadley (1971e:609), Spawls and Braneh (1995:64), Broadley 
(1998b: 16). 
Elapsoidea semiannulata moebiusi (Elapeehis moebiusi)'. Mananas (1981:23). 
Elapsoidea semiannulata'. Trape and Mane (2006:190), Dobiey and Vogel (2007:53), Wallaeh et al. 
(2014:236). 
Elapsoidea semiannulata moebiusi'. Chirio and LeBreton (2007:576). 
Global conservation status (lUCN): Not Evaluated. 
Global distribution: The subspecies is known from from Senegal and the extreme south of 
Mauritania, west to southern Chad, and the Central African Republic, and from disjunct popula¬ 
tions south to western Congo, western and 
southwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, 
and far northern Angola. 
Ocurrences in Angola (Map 330): Elap¬ 
soidea. s. moebiusi is known from northern 
regions including the Cabinda enclave. Cabin¬ 
da: “Cabinda” [-5.55000, 12.18333] (Broadley 
1998b: 16, 18 [Fig.l]; Dobiey and Vogel 
2007:53). 
Taxonomic and distributional notes: 
Broadley (1971e, 1998b) Spawls and Branch 
(1995) and Dobiey and Vogel (2007) recong- 
nized two subspecies for the country, the 
typical form E. s. semiannulata in more south¬ 
ern regions and E. s. moebiusi (Werner, 1897) 
in Cabinda or Cabinda and northern Zaire and 
Uige provinces. Chirio and LeBreton (2007) 
mistakenly noted “Caconda” as the type locali¬ 
ty of E. s. moebiusi. 
Map 330. Distribution 
moebiusi in Angola. 
of Elapsoidea semiannulata 
