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Global conservation status (lUCN): Not Evaluated. 
Global distribution; The species is distributed from eastern Zimbabwe, Malawi, and eastern 
Zambia, through northern Botswana and the Caprivi Strip of Namibia to western Angola. Disjunct 
records exist from Cameroon and the far northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo. 
Ocurrences in Angola (Map 360): The 
species occurs from northwestern to southern 
Angola. Huambo: “Bela-Vista” [-12.36667, 
16.20000] (Hellmich 1957b;65); “Huambo” 
[-12.83333, 15.66667] (Bogert 1940:51). 
Huila: “Caconda” [-13.73333, 15.06667] 
(Bocage 1882b: 16, 1895a:93; Monard 
19376:114; Loveridge 1958:84); “Kalukembe” 
[-13.78333, 14.68333] (Monard 19376:114, 
119); “Huilla” [-15.05000, 13.55000] (Bocage 
1872:80, 1882b:16, 1895a:93, 1897a:200; 
Monard 19376:114; Loveridge 1951:8, 
1958:84; Broadley 1990:236; Chippaux 
2006:134; Chirio and LeBreton 2007:518; Wal- 
lach et al. 2014:546). Cunene: “Chimporo” 
[-16.03333, 17.15000] (Monard 19376:114, 
119; Loveridge 1958:84); “Cunene” (Bocage 
18826:17, 1895a;93; Monard 19376:114; 
Loveridge 1958:84). Cuando Cubango: 
“Kutatu” [-14.36667, 16.48333] (Monard 19376:114, 119; Loveridge 1958:84); “Cuito basin (24)” 
[-14.06622, 18.46722] (Conradie et al. 2016:8-9, 19). Undetermined Locality: “Between 
Benguela and Bihe” (Boulenger 1905:112; Monard 19376:114; Loveridge 1958:84). 
Taxonomic and distributional notes: Bocage (1872) gaive “Cacheu” as the type locality of 
P. ornatus although both Bogert (1940) and Loveridge (1958) suspected that this locality corre¬ 
sponded to an error in labeling and considered “Huilla” as the type locality. Loveridge (1951) treat¬ 
ed P. ornatus as a race of Philothamnus irregularis (Leach, 1819), whereas Hughes (1985) 
considered it a full species. Loveridge (1951) noted that Monard’s (19376) specimens of 
Chlorophis heterolepidotus (Gunther, 1863) from “Bimbi” and “Kutatu,” could possibly belong to 
this species (Loveridge 1958). 
Map 360. Distribution of Philothamnus ornatus 
Angola. 
Philothamnus semivariegatus (Smith, 1840) Spotted Bush Snake 
Dendrophis {Philothamnus) semivariegata Smith 1840: pis. 59-60, first of two unnumbered pages of aeeom- 
panying text. Leetotype: NMSZ 1859.13.1257a, formerly RSM (eolleetor A. Smith), designated by Bogert 
(1940:56). Type locality: “Bushman Flat” and “the country beyond Kurrichaine,” South Africa,” restrict¬ 
ed to “Bushman Flat” by designation of leetotype. 
Philothamnus Smithir. Bocage 1882b: 12, fig. 5. Syntypes: MBL specimen numbers u nk nown (collectors Fer¬ 
reira Borges [Bissau], d’Anchita [Catumbella, Huilla, Humbe, Capangombe, Maconjo]). Type locality: 
“Bissau (Guinee du Cap-Vert) et ... plusieurs localites d’Angola” (“Catumbella [Benguela Province] ... 
Huilla [Huilla Province] ... Humbe [Cunene Province] ... Capangombe [Namibe Province] ... Maconjo 
[Namibe Province]”). 
Ahaetulla Bocagii Gunther 1888:326. Holotype: BMNH specimen number u nk nown (collector Lieutenant 
V.L. Cameron). Type locality: “Angola.” 
Philothamnus semivariegatus: Boulenger (1893:99), Bocage (1895a:90, 1896a:112), Ferreira (18976:244), 
Monard (19376:122), Schmidt (1933:13), Thys van den Audenaerde (1966:33), Hughes (1985:522), 
