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appeared one year earlier in the South African Commercial Advertiser in a short paper that has been 
reprinted by Ulber (2003) and Braneh and Bauer (2005). FitzSimons’ restrieted type loeality is 
derived from the stated type loeality of Bucephalus viridis Smith, 1841, a subjeetive junior syn¬ 
onym of B. typus Smith, 1828. Four subspeeies: D. t. typus, D. t. viridis Smith, 1828, D. t. kivuen- 
sis Laurent, 1955 andZ). t. punctatus Laurent, 1955 were reeognised in the past. Preliminary genet- 
ie analyses earried out by Eimermaeher (2012) indieate that multiple distinet lineages may be pres¬ 
ent, some of which should be resurrected and elevated to species status, including D. t. punctatus 
Laurent, 1955 from “Dund,” Angola. Eimermaeher and Broadley (in prep.) are currently undertak¬ 
ing a detailed revision of the genus. All Angolan material should be reevaluated in order to deter¬ 
mine where species boundaries lie. Eimermaeher’s (2012) sampling was sparse in southwestern 
Africa, but his data suggested that central Namibian material was referable to to D. t. viridis (Smith, 
1838). If this form also reaches southern Angola and is likely valid, as suggested by Eimermaeher 
(2012), then it, rather than D. t. typus, would be the widespread Boomslang in Angola. However, 
as no published records from Angola have previously been referred to D. t. viridis, we continue to 
use the nominotypical epithet for Angolan specimens pending relevant genetic data. 
Dispholidus typus punctatus Laurent, 1955 Spotted Boomslang 
Dispholidus typus punctatus Laurent 1955:129. Holotype: RGMC 17395 (currently MRAC) (collector A. Bar- 
ros Machado). Type locality: “Dundo,” Lunda Norte Province, Angola. 
Dispholidus typus: Laurent (1950a: 10, 1954a:57), Mananas (1973:193). 
Dispholidus typus punctatus: Hellmich (1957b:68), Laurent (1964a: 114), Thys van den Audenaerde 
(1966:35), Broadley (1990:255), Spawls and Branch (1995:21), Branch (1998:99), Broadley and Wallach 
(2002:72), Broadley et al. (2003:218), Broadley and Cotterill (2004:51), Eimermaeher (2012:2), Branch 
and Conradie (2015:200). 
Global conservation status (lUCN): Not Evaluated. 
Global distribution: The subspecies is known from forest regions of southern Democratic 
Republic of Congo, Angola and Zambia. 
Ocurrences in Angola (Map 345): Dispholidus typus punctatus occurs mainly in the eastern 
regions of the country. Lunda Norte: “Dundo” 
[-7.36667, 20.83333] (Laurent 1950a: 10, 
1954a:57, 1955:129, 1964a: 114; Thys van den 
Audenaerde 1966:34; Broadley and Wallach 
2002:72; Eimermaeher 2012:23); “Dundo, R. 
Mussungue” [-7.41667, 20.83333] (Thys van 
den Audenaerde 1966:35); “Mwaoka (± 45 km 
S. Dundo)” [-7.65000, 20.85000] (Thys van 
den Audenaerde 1966:34); “Carumbo” 
[-7.74422, 19.95467] (Branch and Conradie 
2015:200); “R. Camaiala” [-8.05000, 
18.61667] (Thys van den Audenaerde 
1966:34); “R. Capemba” [-9.25167, 19,55808] 
(Thys van den Audenaerde 1966:35). Lunda 
Sul: “Alto Cuilo” [-10.01667, 19.55000] (Lau¬ 
rent 1964a: 114); “Chutes du Cuango-Muque, 
Alto Chicapa” [-10.76667, 19.20000] (Laurent 
1964a: 114). Mexico: “Fazenda Santa Cruz, 
Luso” [-11.78333, 19.91667] (Managas 
12*E l(i*E 2(}°£ 24*E 
Map 345. Distribution of Dispholidus typus punctatus in 
Angola. 
