Contributions to the herpetofauna of the Angolan Okavango- Cuando-Zambezi river drainages. Part 2 : Lizards (Sauria), chelonians, and crocodiles

dc.contributor.authorConradie, Werner
dc.contributor.authorKeates, Chad
dc.contributor.authorVerburgt, Luke
dc.contributor.authorBaptista, Ninda L.
dc.contributor.authorHarvey, James
dc.contributor.authorJulio, Timoteo
dc.contributor.authorNeef, Gotz
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-05T12:48:24Z
dc.date.available2023-04-05T12:48:24Z
dc.date.issued2022-12-08
dc.description.abstractThis work is the second report of the results obtained from a series of rapid biodiversity surveys of the upper Cuito, Cubango, Cuando, Zambezi, and Kwanza River basins in Angola, which were conducted between 2015 and 2019 in conjunction with the National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project. The herpetofauna of this region are poorly documented and the results of these surveys help to address the knowledge gap regarding the conservation importance of this region. Here, an updated checklist is provided for the current and historical records of lizards, chelonians, and crocodiles from the southeastern region of Angola. A total of 369 new records were documented comprising 40 species, bringing the total number of recognized lizard, chelonian, and crocodile species in this region to 58. These surveys documented four new country records (i.e., Lygodactylus chobiensis, Agama armata, Pachydactylus wahlbergii, and Ichnotropis cf. grandiceps) and increased the total number of reptile species known to occur in Angola (excluding snakes) from approximately 157 to 161. Finally, updated distribution maps for the whole country are provided for all of the species encountered in this study.en_US
dc.description.abstractEste trabalho é a segunda parte dos resultados de uma série de levantamentos rápidos de biodiversidade realizados nas bacias dos rios Cuito, Cubango, Cuando, Zambeze e Kwanza em Angola, entre 2015 e 2019, em conjunto com o National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project. A herpetofauna desta região está pouco documentada, e os resultados destes levantamentos ajudarão a colmatar a lacuna de conhecimento sobre a importância da sua conservação. Aqui apresentamos uma lista atualizada de registos históricos e recentes dos lagartos, quelónios e crocodilos do sudeste de Angola. Ao todo, foram documentado 369 novos registros, relativos a 40 espécies, elevando o número total de espécies desses três grupos na região para 58. Nestes levantamentos foram registadas em Angola pela primeira vez quatro as espécies de lagartos (Lygodactylus chobiensis, Agama armata, Pachydactylus wahlbergii, Ichnotropis cf. grandiceps), aumentando o número total de espécies conhecidas de répteis (excluindo cobras) de Angola de 157 para 161. Por fim, apresentamos mapas de ocorrência/distribuição atualizados das espécies encontradas neste estudo para todo o país.en_US
dc.description.departmentZoology and Entomologyen_US
dc.description.librarianam2023en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Wild Bird Trust, which administers the National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project.en_US
dc.description.uriamphibian-reptile-conservation.orgen_US
dc.identifier.citationConradie, W., Keates, C., Verburgt, L., Baptista, N.L., Harvey, J., Julio, T. & Neef, G. 2022. Contributions to the herpetofauna of the Angolan Okavango- Cuando-Zambezi River drainages. Part 2: Lizards (Sauria), chelonians, and crocodiles. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 16(2) [General Section]: 181–214 (e322).en_US
dc.identifier.issn1083-446X (print)
dc.identifier.issn1525-9153 (online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/90379
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAmphibian and Reptile Conservationen_US
dc.rights© 2022 Conradie et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License [Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).en_US
dc.subjectAfricaen_US
dc.subjectHeadwatersen_US
dc.subjectOkavango deltaen_US
dc.subjectReptileen_US
dc.subjectCuanavaleen_US
dc.subjectCuitoen_US
dc.subjectDelta do Okavangoen_US
dc.subjectNascentesen_US
dc.subjectReptilen_US
dc.titleContributions to the herpetofauna of the Angolan Okavango- Cuando-Zambezi river drainages. Part 2 : Lizards (Sauria), chelonians, and crocodilesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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