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Genus Mopaneveldophis Figueroa, McKelvy, Grismer, Bell and Lailvaux, 2016 
Mopaneveldophis zebrinus (Broadley and Schatti, “1997” 1999) Mopaneveld Snake 
Coluber zebrinus Broadley and Schatti “1997” 1999:172, figs. 2-3, 5. Holotype: SMWN 8046 (collectors 
M. Lindeque and M. Griffin). Type locality: “near the Cunene River, at Ruacana, western Owamboland, 
Namibia.” 
Coluber zebrinus: Bauer et al. (2001:79). 
Hemerophis zebrinus: Wallach et al. (2014:319). 
Mopaneveldophis zebrinus: Figueroa et al. (2016:23). 
Global conservation status (lUCN): Not Evaluated. 
Global distribution; The species is known from northwestern Namibia. 
Ocurrences in Angola: The species is expected to occur in southern areas of Namibe and 
Cunene provinces, near the Cunene River. 
Taxonomic and distributional notes; Although the date on the paper in which this species 
was described is 1997, there was a significant delay in publication and the actual date is 1999 (fide 
B. Schatti, pers. comm., Oct. 2016). Bauer et al. (2001) suggested that this species would likely 
eventually be added to the herpetofauna of Angola, based on the similarities of its typical habitat 
with the adjacent southwestern regions of Angola. Wallach et al. (2014) were the first to allocate 
this species to Hemerophis, but provided no justification for this. Subsequently Figueroa et al. 
(2016), based on molecular phylogenetic data, erected a new genus, Mopaneveldophis, to accom¬ 
modate the species. 
Genus Philothamnus Smith, 1840 
Philothamnus angolensis Bocage, 1882 Angolan Green Snake 
Philothamnus angolensis Bocage 1882b:7. Syntypes: MBL T92.1456 and others (eolleetors J.A. d’Anehieta 
and J. Horta), destroyed fire 18 Mareh 1978. Type loeality: “Capangombe” and “Angola,” restrieted to 
“Capangombe,” Namibe Province, by Loveridge (1951:9). 
Ahaetulla irregularis: Gunther (1865a:480). 
Philothamnus irregularis: Peters (1881:149), Bocage (1882b:6, 1887b:205, 1895a:85, 1896a:112), Ferreira 
(1906:167). 
Chlorophis angolensis: Boulenger (1893:95, 1915:205), Frade (1963:252). 
Chlorophis irregularis: Boulenger (1893:96), Parker (1936:125), Monard (1937b:114, 121), Mertens 
(1938a:439), Bogert (1940:53). 
Philothamnus angolensis: Bocage (1897a:200), Hughes (1985:518), Broadley (1990:238), Branch (1998:94), 
Broadley and Cotterill (2004:51), Spawls et al. (2004:552), Chippaux (2006:135), Chirio and LeBreton 
(2007:500), Bates et al. (2014:416), Wallaeh et al. (2014:542). 
Chlorophis (Philothamnus) irregularis: Ferreira (1903:10). 
Philothamnus Guntheri: Ferreira (1906:168). 
Philothamnus irregularis var. angolensis: Ferreira (1900a:51, 1904:115). 
Chi. angolensis (Philothamnus angolensis): Monard (1937b: 114). 
Philothamnus irregularis irregularis: Loveridge (1951:9, 1957:261), Hellmich (1957b:64), FitzSimons 
(1962:144), Managas (1973:191). 
Global conservation status (lUCN): Not Evaluated. 
Global distribution; Cameroon east to Sudan and South Sudan, south to northern Namibia in 
the west and northeastern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa in the east. 
Ocurrences in Angola (Map 353): The species is known chiefly from western Angola, how¬ 
ever, its distribution may comprise most of country, exclusive of the desert regions of far south¬ 
western Angola. Zaire: “St. Salvador do Congo” [-6.26667, 14.23333] (Bocage 1895a;85). Uige: 
