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    Rediscovery, taxonomic status, and phylogenetic relationships of two rare and endemic snakes (Serpentes: Psammophiinae) from the southwestern Angolan plateau

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    Branch, William R., Baptista, Ninda, Keates, Chad, Edwards, Shelley (2019): Rediscovery, taxonomic status, and phylogenetic relationships of two rare and endemic snakes (Serpentes: Psammophiinae) from the southwestern Angolan plateau. Zootaxa 4590 (3): 342-366, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4590.3.

    A new species of red toad, Schismaderma Smith, 1849 (Anura: Bufonidae), from central Angola

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    Baptista, Ninda L., Pinto, Pedro Vaz, Keates, Chad, Edwards, Shelley, Rödel, Mark-Oliver, Conradie, Werner (2021): A new species of red toad, Schismaderma Smith, 1849 (Anura: Bufonidae), from central Angola. Zootaxa 5081 (3): 301-332, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5081.3.

    FIGURE 7. A–C in A new species of red toad, Schismaderma Smith, 1849 (Anura: Bufonidae), from central Angola

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    FIGURE 7. A–C. Dorsal, ventral, and lateral view of preserved Schismaderma branchi sp. nov. paratype female (PEM A14246). Photographs by W.R. Branch.Published as part of Baptista, Ninda L., Pinto, Pedro Vaz, Keates, Chad, Edwards, Shelley, Rödel, Mark-Oliver & Conradie, Werner, 2021, A new species of red toad, Schismaderma Smith, 1849 (Anura: Bufonidae), from central Angola, pp. 301-332 in Zootaxa 5081 (3) on page 321, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5081.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/577571

    FIGURE 3 in A new species of red toad, Schismaderma Smith, 1849 (Anura: Bufonidae), from central Angola

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    FIGURE 3. Life colour of Schimaderma carens, showing typical pattern with dorsum varying from bright red to orange-grey and mid-dorsal dark spots usually present. All photographs by Louis Du Preez.Published as part of Baptista, Ninda L., Pinto, Pedro Vaz, Keates, Chad, Edwards, Shelley, Rödel, Mark-Oliver & Conradie, Werner, 2021, A new species of red toad, Schismaderma Smith, 1849 (Anura: Bufonidae), from central Angola, pp. 301-332 in Zootaxa 5081 (3) on page 309, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5081.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/577571

    FIGURE 4 in A new species of red toad, Schismaderma Smith, 1849 (Anura: Bufonidae), from central Angola

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    FIGURE 4. RAXML (Maximum Likelihood) phylogeny derived from the full DNA dataset with MrBayes (Bayesian Inference) support overlaid.Published as part of Baptista, Ninda L., Pinto, Pedro Vaz, Keates, Chad, Edwards, Shelley, Rödel, Mark-Oliver & Conradie, Werner, 2021, A new species of red toad, Schismaderma Smith, 1849 (Anura: Bufonidae), from central Angola, pp. 301-332 in Zootaxa 5081 (3) on page 312, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5081.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/577571

    FIGURE 5 in Systematic revision of Afrogecko ansorgii (Boulenger, 1907) (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from western Angola

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    FIGURE 5. Photographs in life of dorsal view of Bauerius ansorgii showing the brownish (above) and greyish coloration (below). Photographs by Javier Lobon-Rovira.Published as part of Lobon-Rovira, Javier, Conradie, Werner, Pinto, Pedro Vaz, Keates, Chad, Edwards, Shelley, Plessis, Anton Du & Branch, William R., 2022, Systematic revision of Afrogecko ansorgii (Boulenger, 1907) (Sauria: Gekkonidae) from western Angola, pp. 401-430 in Zootaxa 5124 (4) on page 413, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5124.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/641585

    FIGURE 9 in A new species of red toad, Schismaderma Smith, 1849 (Anura: Bufonidae), from central Angola

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    FIGURE 9. Preserved tadpole of Schismaderma branchi sp. nov. (PEM A14307). A–C. Lateral, dorsal, and ventral view. D. Oral disc with LRTF of 2/3 (posterior 3rd low above 2nd row, not captured in photograph). Photographs by N.L. Baptista (A–C), W. Conradie (D).Published as part of Baptista, Ninda L., Pinto, Pedro Vaz, Keates, Chad, Edwards, Shelley, Rödel, Mark-Oliver & Conradie, Werner, 2021, A new species of red toad, Schismaderma Smith, 1849 (Anura: Bufonidae), from central Angola, pp. 301-332 in Zootaxa 5081 (3) on page 324, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5081.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/577571

    FIGURE 4 in Rediscovery, taxonomic status, and phylogenetic relationships of two rare and endemic snakes (Serpentes: Psammophiinae) from the southwestern Angolan plateau

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    FIGURE 4. Psammophis ansorgii NB 600, Tundavala montane grassland, Huíla province. A: whole body, showing a subdued grey-brown body and distinctive head coloration, with ivory pre- and postoculars and dark-edged upper labial stripe; B: ventral coloration with a central broad light yellow band bordered by white edges, and the ventral surface of the tail brighter yellow without white border; C: unusual dorsal coloration showing dark edges to scattered dorsal scales; and D: these dark scale edges forming an indistinct 'ladder-like' effect on the forebody that was not noted in type description. All photos by N. Baptista.Published as part of Branch, William R., Baptista, Ninda, Keates, Chad & Edwards, Shelley, 2019, Rediscovery, taxonomic status, and phylogenetic relationships of two rare and endemic snakes (Serpentes: Psammophiinae) from the southwestern Angolan plateau, pp. 342-366 in Zootaxa 4590 (3) on page 354, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4590.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/265340

    FIGURE 11 in A new species of red toad, Schismaderma Smith, 1849 (Anura: Bufonidae), from central Angola

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    FIGURE 11. Photographs of live individuals of Schismaderma branchi sp. nov. A. Live adult female paratype (PEM A14246) B. Mating ball. C. Pair in amplexus. D. Female and recently laid eggs. E. Egg strings. F. Habitat and tadpoles in schools. Photographs A–D, F by P. Vaz Pinto; photograph E by K. Luchansky.Published as part of Baptista, Ninda L., Pinto, Pedro Vaz, Keates, Chad, Edwards, Shelley, Rödel, Mark-Oliver & Conradie, Werner, 2021, A new species of red toad, Schismaderma Smith, 1849 (Anura: Bufonidae), from central Angola, pp. 301-332 in Zootaxa 5081 (3) on page 326, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5081.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/577571

    FIGURE 5 in A new species of red toad, Schismaderma Smith, 1849 (Anura: Bufonidae), from central Angola

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    FIGURE 5. Scatterplots of the first two principal components axes of 22 measurements of adult Schismaderma. Black dots represent S. carens, grey dots represent S. branchi sp. nov., triangles represent females, circles represent males. For loadings on axes see Table 7.Published as part of Baptista, Ninda L., Pinto, Pedro Vaz, Keates, Chad, Edwards, Shelley, Rödel, Mark-Oliver & Conradie, Werner, 2021, A new species of red toad, Schismaderma Smith, 1849 (Anura: Bufonidae), from central Angola, pp. 301-332 in Zootaxa 5081 (3) on page 313, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5081.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/577571
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