This review summarises the current status of our knowledge of Angolan reptile diversity, and
places it into a historical context of understanding and growth. It is compared and contrasted …

African pygmy toads of the genus Poyntonophrynus are some of the least known species of
African toads. The genus comprises ten recognized species endemic to sub-Saharan Africa …

Background Geckos of the genus Pachydactylus and their close relatives comprise the most
species-rich clade of lizards in sub-Saharan Africa. Many explanations have been offered to …

The Lygodactylus genus is one of the most species-rich genera of gekkonid lizards in Africa.
It is one of relatively few exclusively diurnal geckos' lineages and its members include some …

1935 gecko species (and 224 subspecies) were known in December 2019 in seven families
and 124 genera. These nearly 2000 species were described by~ 950 individuals of whom …

Hoplodactylus delcourti is a presumably extinct species of diplodactylid gecko known only
from a single specimen of unknown provenance. It is by far the largest known gekkotan …

Abstract The taxonomy of Angolan Hemidactylus has recently been revised. However, the
lack of fresh material for some groups and regions, has led to the misidentification of some …

The genus Homonota was described by Gray (1845) and currently includes 10 species:
Homonota andicola, H. borellii, H. darwinii, H. fasciata, H. rupicola, H. taragui, H …

Abstract African Shovel-snout snakes (Prosymna Gray, 1849) are small, semi-fossorial
snakes with a unique compressed and beak-like snout. Prosymna occur mainly in the …

Evaluating homology between the sex chromosomes of different species is an important first
step in deducing the origins and evolution of sex-determining mechanisms in a clade. Here …