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Global conservation status (lUCN): Not Evaluated. 
Global distribution; The speeies is known from the southern Demoeratie Republie of Congo, 
the Angolan highlands, western Zambia and westernmost Zimbabwe. 
Ocurrences in Angola (Map 372): The 
species is known from mainly from central 
Angola. Cabinda: “Luango” [-5.15000, 
12.16667] (Bocage 1895a:75). Lunda Sul: 
“Poste de Cacolo, Alto Cuilo, dans une petit 
grotte d’ou sort une cascade sur le cours du Na- 
Ipanha, afluente du Cuilo” [-10.01667, 
19.55000] (Laurent 1964a: 100); “Marais du 
Khoka, afluente du Kutele, sous-affluent du 
Cuango, Alto Cuilo” [-10.93333, 19.08333] 
(Laurent 1964a; 100); “Tyihumbwe” 
[-10.96667, 20.06667] (Monard 1937b:116). 
Malanje: “Duque de Braganga” [-9.10000, 
15.95000] (Gunther 1865b:96; Bocage 
1866a;47, 1866b;68, 1895a:75, 1897a:200; 
Mertens 1963:437); “Rio Loando” [-11.55000, 
18.15000] (Bocage 1879b;95). Bie: “Chitau” 
[-11.43333, 17.15000] (Schmidt 1933:12). 
Map 372. Distribution of Limnophis bicolor in Angola. 
Huambo; “Bela-Vista” [-12.36667, 16.20000] (Hellmich 1957b;63; Mertens 1963:437). Bengue- 
la: “Cahata” [-12.35000, 14.81667] (Bocage 1895a:75); “Quindumbo” [-12.46667, 14.9333] 
(Bocage 1895a:75); “Hanha” [-13.30000, 14.20000] (Bocage 1896a:112). Huila; “Caconda” 
[-13.73333, 15.06667] (Bocage 1895a:75); “Kalukembe” [-13.78333, 14.68333] (Monard 
1937b;116); “Kuvangu” [-14.46667, 16.30000] (Monard 1937b:116); “Huilla” [-15.05000, 
13.55000] (Bocage 1895a:75); “Kakulakaze (afluente du Kului)” (Monard 1937b:116). 
Taxonomic and distributional notes; Thys van den Audenaerde (1965) considered the occur¬ 
rence of the species in the province of Bas-Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo as doubtful. 
Limnophis bangweolicus (Mertens, 1936) Bangweulu Water Snake 
Helicops bangweolicus Mertens 1936:284. Holotype: SMF 22172 (eolleetor F. Haas). Type loeality: “Nsom- 
bo, Nordende des Bangweolo-Sees, Nord Rhodesien” [= Nsombo, Lake Bangweulu], Zambia. 
Limnophis bicolor bangweolicus: Laurent (1964a: 100). 
Limnophis bangweolicus: Braneh (1998:82), Broadley et al. (2003:175), Broadley and Cotterill (2004:50), 
Wallaeh et al. (2014:376), Conradie et al. (2016:19). 
Global conservation status (lUCN): Not Evaluated. 
Global distribution; The species is known from Zambia, west to the former Katanga Province 
of the Democratic Republic of Congo and eastern Angola as well as the Caprivi Strip, Namibia, 
northern Botswana and western Zimbabwe. 
Ocurrences in Angola (Map 373): The species is known from just two published records, 
although it probably occurs in other regions of eastern Angola. Moxico; “environs du lac Calun- 
do” [-11.80000, 20.86667] (Laurent 1964a:100). Cuando Cubango: “floodplain of the Cuando 
River (44a)” [-17.57333, 23.26000] (Conradie et al. 2016:9, 10, 22). 
Taxonomic and distributional notes: None. 
