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the northern Transvaal [Limpopo Province, South Africa].” However, these areas are extremely 
unlikely to have yielded specimens destined for Europe in the 1730s. The taxonomy of this species 
in southern Africa is being investigated, and the presence of cryptic taxa has been suggested 
(M. Bates et al. in prep.). 
Genus Dipsadoboa Gunther, 1858 
Dipsadoboa shrevei (Loveridge, 1932) Shreve’s Tree Snake 
Crotaphopeltis shrevei Loveridge 1932b:83. Holotype: MCZ R-32471 (eolleetor K.H. Prior). Type loeality: 
“Missao de Dondi, Bella Vista, via. Lobito, Angola” [= Caehiungo], Huambo Provinee, Angola. 
Crotaphopeltis shrevei: Sehmidt (1933:13), Barbour and Loveridge (1946:97), Laurent (1951:210, 
1964a: 110), Broadley (1968d:138). 
Dipsadoboa shrevei shrevei: Rasmusssen (1986:59). 
Dispadoboa shrevei: Broadley et al. (2003:210), Broadley and Cotterill (2004:50), Spawls et al. (2004:383), 
Wallaeh et al. (2014:228). 
Global conservation status (lUCN): Not Evaluated. 
Global distribution: The species is known from lower Congo and Angola, east through the 
Democratic Republic of Congo and north¬ 
ern Zambia to southeast Tanzania. 
Ocurrences in Angola (Map 343): Pub¬ 
lished species records are in the central interior 
of Angola. Moxico: “environs du lac Calundo” 
[-11.80000, 20.86667] (Laurent 1964a:110; 
Rasmusssen 1986:64). Bie: “Chitau” 
[-11.43333, 17.15000] (Schmidt 1933:13; Ras¬ 
musssen 1986:64). Huambo: “Bella Vista, 
Missao de Dondi” [-12.56667, 16.21667] 
(Loveridge 1932b;83; Barbour and Loveridge 
1946:97; Rasmusssen 1986:64; Wallaeh et al. 
2014:228). 
Taxonomic and distributional notes: 
Rasmussen’s (1993) distribution records in 
adjacent regions suggest, that despite the lack 
of literature records, it is possible that this 
species might extend to the Cabinda encalve. Map 343. Distribution of Dipsadoboa shrevei in Angola. 
Genus Dispholidus Duvernoy, 1832 
Dispholidus typus typus (Smith, 1828) Boomslang 
Bueephalus typus Smith 1828:2. Syntype: RSM, identified by FitzSimons (1937:263), however, not reeorded 
as a type by Herman et al. (1990). Type loeality: “eastern distriets of South Afriea” (Smith 1828:2), 
restrieted to “Old Latakoo [= Lattakoo or Lithako, approx. 27°S, 24°E, i.e. btwn. Kumman and Taungs, 
N. Cape Provinee],” [= Northern Cape or Northwest Provinee], South Afriea. 
Bueephalus typus: Boeage (1866a:48, 1870:68, 1879b:95), Peters (1881:149), Ferreira (1900a:52). 
Bueephalus eapensis: Boeage (1895a: 121). 
Dispholidus {Bueephalus) typus: Ferreira (1897b:244). 
Dispholidus typus: Sehmidt (1933:14), Boulenger (1905:113, 1915:213), Loveridge (1936a:40), Monard 
(1937b: 128, 134), Mertens (1938:441), Bogert (1940:68), Themido (1941:10), FitzSimons (1962:196), 
Mananas (1973:193), Broadley (1990:252), Spawls and Braneh (1995:20), Braneh (1998:99), Broadley 
