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have tentatively alloeated literature reeords of P. irregularis to either P. angolensis or P hoplo- 
gaster, although all of these should be verified and some may refer to other eongeners. Hughes 
(1985) plotted numerous reeords for P angolensis, ehiefly in the west of the eountry, based on 
museum specimens and one literature record from Cuando Cubango near the Namibian border, 
unfortunately without providing precise localities. 
Philothamnus carinatus (Andersson, 1901) Thirteen-Scaled Green Snake 
Chlorophis Andersson 1901:9. Syntypes: NHR 1972 (collector Knoppel), NRH 1973-76 (collectors 
K.W. Knutson and G. Valdau) [5 specimens]. Type locality: “Mapanja, Cameroon” and “Cameroon” 
restricted to “Mapanja” [Sud-Ouest Province, Cameroon]yitie Mertens (1964:227). 
Chlorophis heterodermus carinatus: Thys van den Audenaerde (1966:32). 
Philothamnus carinatus: Broadley and Cotterill (2004:51), Spawls et al. (2004:354), Chippaux (2006:135), 
Chirio and LeBreton (2007:504), Wallach et al. (2014:543). 
Global conservation status (lUCN): Not 
Evaluated. 
Global distribution: The species is 
known from from Guinea to eastern Kenya and 
Tanzania, south to the former Katanga and 
northeastern Angola. 
Ocurrences in Angola (Map 354): The 
species has only been recorded from Dundo in 
northeastern Angola. Lunda Norte: “Dundo” 
[-7.36667, 20.83333] (Thys van den Aude¬ 
naerde 1966:32). 
Taxonomic and distributional notes: The 
Dundo record from Thys van den Audenaerde 
(1966) appears to be the only explicitly named 
locality cited for the species in Angola, how 
ever Wallach et al. (2014) state that the species 
is also distributed in the northwestern regions 
of Angola in Cabinda Province, perhaps based 
on the map of Hughes (1985). 
Philothamnus dorsalis (Bocage, 1866) 
Leptophis dorsalis Bocage 1866a:48, 1866b:69. Lecotype: MBL specimen number unknown (collector J.A. 
d’Anchieta), designated by Bocage (1882b: 10), destroyed by fire 18 March 1978. Type locality: “Cabin¬ 
da” and “Loanda” (Bocage 1866a:48; 1897a:200), but given as “Duque de Bragan^a” and “Molembo” by 
Bocage (1866b:70), restricted to “Molembo (cote de Loango),” Cabinda Province, through designation of 
lectotype. 
Leptophis dorsalis: Bocage (1867b:226). 
Ahaetulla dorsalis: Gunther (1876b:679). 
Philothamnus dorsalis: Bocage (1882b: 10, 1887a: 185, 1895a:92, 1897a:200), Boulenger (1893:101, 
1915:206), Ferreira (1897b:244), Hughes (1985:520), Chippaux (2006:133), Chirio and LeBreton 
(2007:506), Wallach et al. (2014:544). 
Philothamnus semivariegatus dorsalis: Bogert (1940:56), Loveridge (1933:238, 1951:11, 1957:262), 
Hellmich (1957b:65). 
Global conservation status (lUCN): Not Evaluated. 
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Map 354. Distribution of Philothamnus carinatus in 
Angola. 
Striped Green Snake 
