Angola / central Namibe Province to southern Kwanza Sul Province and Benguela Province. 

Species:

Heliobolus crawfordi  MARQUES et al., 2022

Synonyms:

Lamperemias lugubris  [part]: SZCZERBAK 1975: 33.

Heliobolus lugubris  [part]: BRANCH 1998: 161; MARQUES et al. 2018: 213; BRANCH et al. 2019a: 317.

Eremias lugubris  [part] BOCAGE 1867: 221; 1895: 31; BOULENGER 1921: 239; MONARD 1937: 75; MERTENS 1938: 437.

Common names:

Serra da Neve Bushveld Lizard, Crawford-Cabral`s Bushveld Lizard (English)
Serra-da-Neve-Sonnenrenner (German)

Types:

Holotype: CAS 266269 (adult male), field number AMB 10287.

Terra Typica:

Angola, Namibe Province; N`Dolondolo (-13.8133, 13.1362; 681 m a.s.l.).


Taxonomic notes:

Historical records of H. lugubris from Benguela Province (Bocage 1867, 1895; Boulenger 1921; Monard 1937; Mertens 1938; Szczerbak 1975) are all referable to H. crawfordi sp. nov. Since then, new records have expanded its known distribution to the neighboring province of Kwanza Sul and south into northern Namibe Province.

MARQUES et al., 2022


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Marques, M.P. & Ceríaco, L.M.P. & Heinicke, M.P. & Chehouri, R.M. & Conradie, W. & Tolley, K.A. & Bauer, A.M. (2022) -  The Angolan bushveld lizards, genus Heliobolus Fitzinger, 1843 (Squamata: Lacertidae): Integrative taxonomy and the description of two new species. -  Vertebrate Zoology, 72: 745–769 (DOI 10.3897/vz.72.e85269).    

 
 

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Heliobolus crawfordi  © 2016 Luis M.P. Ceríaco