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Global conservation status (lUCN): Not 
Evaluated. 
Global distribution: The species is wide¬ 
ly distributed from Angola and the southern 
Democratic Republic of Congo to Kenya and 
Tanzania and south through Namibia northern 
and eastern South Africa. 
Ocurrences in Angola (Map 365): The 
species occurs in northern Angola. Lunda 
Norte: “Dundo” [-7.36667, 20.83333] (Thys 
van den Audenaerde 1966:34); “Mucoloje” 
[-7.50000, 20.91667] (Thys van den Aude¬ 
naerde 1966:34). Kwanza Sul: “Libolo-Luati” 
[-9.98333, 14.90000] (Hellmich 1957b:71). 
Taxonomic and distributional notes: 
FitzSimons (1937) stated that the type was not 
located in either the BMNH or RSM. Wallach 
et al. (2014) incorrectly stated that Loveridge 
(1957) had specified “Loanda, South Africa 
[= La Locanda, E Western Cape Prov., SW South Africa, 33°51’S, 22°3rE, elevation 350 m]” as 
the restricted type locality of T. semiannulatus. Loanda, is however, the locality listed in the BMNH 
register for BMNH 1871.4.21.1. The subspecies T. s. polystictus Mertens, 1954 occurs in western 
Namibia and the northwestern Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Although it approaches the 
Angolan border (Broadley 1990), there are no published records from Angola. Likewise, the 
nominotypical form occurs in the western Caprivi Strip, immediately adjacent to southeastern 
Angola and should therefore be expected in Cuando Cubango. 
Genus Thelotornis Smith, 1849 
Thelotornis capensis oatesi (Gunther, 1881) Oates’ Twig Snake 
Thelotornis Capensis Smith 1849:19. Holotype: not located, presumed lost fide FitzSimons (1937) and 
Broadley (2001) (eolleetor A. Smith). Type loeality: “Kafihrland and the eountry towards Port Natal” 
[= Durban], South Afriea. 
Dryiophis oatesii Gunther 1881:330, eolor pi. D. Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.9.76. (formerly BMNH 78.7.31.1) 
(eolleetor C.G. Oates). Type loeality: “Matabeleland” [= western Zimbabwe]Broadley (2001:61). 
Dryiophis Kirtlandii: Boeage (1895a: 119). 
Thelotornis kirtlandii'. Loveridge (1936a:39). 
Thelotornis Kirtlandi'. Monard (1937b: 135). 
Thelotornis eapensis'. Bogert (1940:70), Laurent (1954a:58), Wallaeh et al. (2014:714). 
Thelotornis kirtlandii eapensis'. Loveridge (1944b:154, 1953a:277, 1957:275). 
Thelotornis kirtlandii oatesii'. Hellmieh (1957b:69). 
Thelotornis eapensis oatesii'. Laurent (1964a: 116), Spawls and Braneh (1995:23), Broadley (1979:130, 
2001:61), Broadley and Wallaeh (2002:70), Broadley and Cotterill (2004:51), Eimermaeher (2012:63), 
Bates et al. (2014:423), Conradie et al. (2016:19). 
Global conservation status (lUCN): Least Concern. 
Global distribution: The species as a whole is known from Southern Angola and northern 
Namibia, west through northern Botswana, Zambia and southeast Democratic Republic of Congo 
to Zimbabwe, western Mozambique and Malawi, and south into the northeastern provinces of 
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Map 365. Distribution of Telescopus semiannulatus 
semiannulatus in Angola. 
