. Bonner zoologische Beiträge : Herausgeber: Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn. Biology; Zoology. Revision of the scincine genus Typhlacontias 155. Fig. 5: Typhlacontias rudebecki sp. n., holotype TM 25465, Säo Nicolau, Angola; a) dorsal, b) ventral, c) lateral view. CS = chin shield, F = frontal, FN = frontonasal, FP = frontoparie- tal, IN = internasal, IP = interparietal, L = loreal, LL = lower labial, M = mental, P = pa- rietal, F = prefrontal, PM = postmental, PO = postocular, PRO = preocular, R = rostral, SO = supraocular, T = temporal, UL = upper labial. Z
. Bonner zoologische Beiträge : Herausgeber: Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn. Biology; Zoology. Revision of the scincine genus Typhlacontias 155. Fig. 5: Typhlacontias rudebecki sp. n., holotype TM 25465, Säo Nicolau, Angola; a) dorsal, b) ventral, c) lateral view. CS = chin shield, F = frontal, FN = frontonasal, FP = frontoparie- tal, IN = internasal, IP = interparietal, L = loreal, LL = lower labial, M = mental, P = pa- rietal, F = prefrontal, PM = postmental, PO = postocular, PRO = preocular, R = rostral, SO = supraocular, T = temporal, UL = upper labial. Zambia. Several amphisbaenians also share this moist environment s. a. Zygaspis quadrifrons, Monopeltis anchietae, M. leonhardi, M. sphenorhynchus, Dalophia pistillum and D. longi- cauda. Several burrowing snakes are specialised predators of these sandswimmers and will also consume Typhlacontias rohani and T. gracilis. The most probable predators areAmblyodipsas ventrimaculata, Xenocalamus mechowii and X. bicolor. typhlacontias rudebecki sp. n. (Figs 5a, b, c, 7). Etymology: Named after the collector Dr G. Rudebeck, who was a member of the Swedish Lund University Expedition to South Africa at that time. Holotype: TM 25465, sex undetermined, collected during September 1956 by G. Rudebeck. Type locality: Säo Nicolau, Mocämedes (= Namibé) district, Angola (1412 Ad). Diagnosis: Lower labials not fused, number of ventrals higher than of related T. gracilis. Rostral not notched laterally, five upper labials with first (= fused 1 and 2?) very large, extending to below anterior edge of eye, loreal separated from second upper labial which is in touch with the eye. Description: TM 25465, Holotype. Tail incomplete and body cut into two parts, 49 mm and 33 mm long with a total of about 152 ventrals and 18 scale rows around the body. Rostral laterally not notched and subequal in length to first three azygus scales on the top of the head i. e. internasal, frontonasal and frontal (Fig. 5a
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