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Global conservation status (lUCN): Not 
Evaluated. 
Global distribution: The speeies extends 
from Cameroon south to Angola, west to the 
former Katanga Province of the Democratic 
Republic of Congo and northwestern Zambia. 
Ocurrences in Angola (Map 347): The 
species is limited to northern regions of the 
country including the Cabinda encalve. Cabin¬ 
da: “Chinchoxo” [-5.10000, 12.10000] (Peters 
1877a:614; Bocage 1895a: 104). Lunda Norte: 
“Dundo” [-7.36667, 20.83333] (Bocage 
1895a:104; Laurent 1950a:9, 1954a:44, 
1964a: 10; Thys van den Audenaerde 
(1966:34); “in a tributary of the right side of the 
Tchihumbwe about 50 km west of Dundo” 
[-7.38333, 20.85000] (Laurent 1950:9); 
“Dundo (Mussungue river)” [-7.41667, 
20.83333] (Thys van den Audenaerde 1966:349); “Luachimo” [-7.53333, 21.08333] (Laurent 
1950a:9). Malanje: “Duque de Braganga” [-9.10000, 15.95000] (Bocage 1866a:47, 1866b:67, 
1895a: 104, 1897a:200, Loveridge 1936a:34; Broadley 1983:21; Chippaux 2006:95; Chirio and 
LeBreton 2007:434; Wallach et al. 2014:310). 
Taxonomic and distributional notes: The species was described as new by Bocage in two 
different papers (1866a, b), both of which appeared in the November 1866 issue of the same jour¬ 
nal. 
Grayia smythii (Leach, 1818) Smyth’s African Water Snake 
Coluber Smythii Leach 1818:409. Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.1.67 (formerly BMNH 48.9.15.10) or BMNH 
1946.1.5.16 (collector J. Cranch, don. W.E. Leach), see Boulenger (1894:287). Type locality: “near 
Embomma” (Leach 1818:409), [= vicinity of Boma, Bas-Congo Province] Democratic Republic of Congo. 
Grayia triangularis: Bocage (1866a:47, 1895a: 102). 
Grayia smithii: Boulenger (1894:287, 1915:207). 
Grayia smithi: Ferreira (1906:168), Laurent (1950a:8, 1964a: 102), Thys van den Audenaerde (1966:34), 
Trape and Mane (2006:104), Chirio and LeBreton (2007:436) 
Grayia smythii: Spawls et al. (2004:337), Chippaux (2006:93), Wallach et al. (2014:311). 
Global conservation status (lUCN): Not Evaluated. 
Global distribution: The species is known from Lake Victoria west to Senegal, north into the 
southern Sudan and southwest to northern Angola. 
Ocurrences in Angola (Map 348): The species occurs in the northern Angola. Cabinda: 
“Mouth of the Loango” [-5.15000, 12.16667] (Boulenger 1894:287). Lunda Norte: “Dundo” 
[-7.36667, 20.83333] (Laurent 1964a:102); “Barrage de la Luachimo” [-7.38333, 20.85000] (Thys 
van den Audenaerde 1966:34); “Dundo, riviere Luachimo” [-7.38333, 20.85000] (Laurent 
1950a:8). Bengo: “Rio Dande” [-8.46667, 13.38333] (Bocage 1895a: 102). Kwanza Norte: “Cam- 
bondo” [-9.15963, 14.65771] (Ferreira 1906:168). 
Taxonomic and distributional notes: Two possible specimens are noted as being the type 
(see above). In the BMNH registers both (under their 1946 reregistration numbers) are listed as 
being a type of C. smythii or G. silurophaga (or Grayia smithii or G. silurophaga). Grayia 
I2"E 16.°E 2«°E 
Map 347. Distribution of Grayia ornata in Angola. 
