Ché Weldon Pengarang

End of an era for African Herpetology— An obituary for a remarkable man: Donald George Broadley (29 May 1932 –10 March 2016) Michael F. Batesa and William R. Branchb,c aDepartment of Herpetology, National Museum, P.O. Box 266, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa; bDepartment of Herpetology, Port Elizabeth Museum (Bayworld), P.O. 13147, Humewood 1316, South Africa; cResearch Associate, Department of Zoology, P.O. Box 77000, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth 6031, South Africa ABSTRACT English-born Donald George Broadley spent most of his adult life working as a herpetologist at two museums in Zimbabwe. His many taxonomic reviews and other publications made him one of the most respected experts on African reptiles and amphibians worldwide. Don passed away at home in Bulawayo on 10 March 2016. This obituary summarises, emphasises and honours his many achievements as a herpetologist, and notes the many honours bestowed on him by the scientific community. His numerous collecting expeditions to south-central and eastern Africa resulted in the Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe (Bulawayo) having the second largest collection (more than 52000 specimens) of reptiles and amphibians in Africa. Included is a brief history of his involvement with the Herpetological Association of Africa, of which he was a founder member. The authors mention a few personal recollections of their associations and collaborations with him since the 1970s. KEYWORD S Africa; reptile taxonomist Donald George Broadley: Bibliography, taxonomic discoveries and patronyms William R. Brancha,b and Michael F. Batesc aDepartment of Herpetology, Port Elizabeth Museum (Bayworld), PO Box 13147, Humewood 1316, South Africa; bResearch Associate, Department of Zoology, PO Box 77000, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth 6031, South Africa; cDepartment of Herpetology, National Museum, PO Box 266, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa ABSTRACT Donald G. Broadley was one of Africa’s most prolific recent authors. He produced over 410 articles, including numerous comprehensive and detailed taxonomic reviews of lizard and snake genera. A review of his scientific publications spanning over 50 years of herpetological research reveals three phases. The first (1958–1981) saw Don describe his first new reptile and the completion of numerous important generic revisions. The second phase (1982–1991) was a period of relative taxonomic quiescence, but saw the compilation of major faunal overviews, including two books, the monographic Amphibia Zambesiaca (with J.C. Poynton, 1985–1991), and a checklist of the reptiles of Tanzania (with Kim Howell, 1991). The third and final phase of Don’s career (1992–2015) saw him at the peak of both his collaborative and authoritative stage. His outlook embraced sub-Saharan Africa, although always with a bias towards eastern and southern Africa. Appendices include: a detailed bibliography of his herpetological publications; a chronological list of all the scientific taxa he described; and details of the numerous current patronyms named in his honour. He described 123 taxa, including 115 species/subspecies and 8 genera/subgenera. As of 2016 there are 16 patronyms (five amphibians, nine reptiles and two invertebrates) named in his honour. KEYWORD S Africa; Reptilia; Amphibia; new taxa A phylogeny and genus-level revision of the African file snakes Gonionotophis Boulenger (Squamata: Lamprophiidae) Donald G. Broadleya, Krystal A. Tolley b,c, Werner Conradie d,e, Sarah Wishartb, Jean-François Trapef, Marius Burgerg,h, Chifundera Kusambai, Ange-Ghislain ZassiBoulouj and Eli Greenbaumk aNatural History Museum of Zimbabwe, P.O. Box 240, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe; bSouth African National Biodiversity Institute, Kirstenbosch Research Centre, Private Bag X7, Claremont 7700, Cape Town, South Africa; cCentre for Ecological Genomics and Wildlife Conservation, Department of Zoology, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park 2000, Johannesburg, South Africa; dPort Elizabeth Museum (Bayworld), P.O. Box 13147, Humewood 6013, South Africa; eSchool of Natural Resource Management, George Campus, Nelson Mandela University, George 6530, South Africa; fInstitut de recherche pour le développement (IRD), Unité de recherche MIVEGEC, BP 1386, Dakar, Senegal; gAfrican Amphibian Conservation Research Group, Unité for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa; hFlora Fauna & Man, Ecological Services Ltd. Tortola, British Virgin Islands; iLaboratoire d’Herpétologie, Département de Biologie, Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles, Lwiro, République Démocratique du Congo; jInstitut national de Recherche en Sciences Exactes et Naturelles (IRSEN), BP 2400 Brazzaville, République du Congo; kDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso TX 79968, USA ABSTRACT The sub-Saharan African file snake genus Gonionotophis is currently comprised of 15 species. However, the concept of this genus has been confounded by morphological and genetic differences between the constituent taxa. Due to the dearth of DNA samples, a taxonomic assessment has been impractical to date. We therefore sequenced two mitochondrial and one nuclear marker (16S, cyt b, and c-mos) from 45 samples representing ten species of Gonionotophis to construct a molecular phylogeny using Bayesian and likelihood approaches. Four divergent and wellsupported clades were recovered, including: (1) grantii + brussauxi; (2) poensis + stenophthalmus; (3) nyassae; and (4) capensis, chanleri, crossi, guirali and savorgnani. Based on these results and morphological data, the genus Gonionotophis is restricted to the first clade, Mehelya is resurrected for the species in the second clade, and new genera are described for the remaining two clades. ZooBank—urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:A82CFAD6-E2E0-439E-90BB-9224E225426B KEYWORD S clades; new genera; reptiles; sub-Saharan Africa; taxonomy New species of Mongrel Frogs (Pyxicephalidae: Nothophryne) for northern Mozambique inselbergs Werner Conradie a,b, Gabriela B. Bittencourt-Silva c, Harith M. Farooq d,e,f, Simon P. Loader g, Michele Menegon h and Krystal A. Tolley i,j aPort Elizabeth Museum (Bayworld), Marine Drive, Humewood 6013, South Africa; bSchool of Natural Resource Management, George Campus, Nelson Mandela University, George 6530, South Africa; cDepartment of Environmental Sciences, University of Basel, Basel 4056, Switzerland; dFaculty of Natural Sciences, Lúrio University, Pemba, 958, Mozambique; eDepartment of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal; fDepartment of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre, University of Gothenburg, Box 461, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden; gDepartment of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, London SW5 5BD, United Kingdom; hTropical Biodiversity Section, Museo delle Scienze, Viale del Lavoro e della Scienza, 3, 38122 Trento, Italy; iSouth African National Biodiversity Institute, Kirstenbosch Research Centre, Private Bag X7 Newlands 7700, Cape Town, South Africa; jCentre for Ecological Genomics and Wildlife Conservation, Department of Zoology, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park 2000, Johannesburg, South Africa ABSTRACT Nothop hryne Poynton, 1963 is a monotypic genus of frog, with the nominal species N. broadleyi found only on Mount Mulanje, in southern Malawi. Recent surveys in northern Mozambique, however, have uncovered at least four new species associated with four inselbergs (Mount Inago, Mount Namuli, Mount Ribáuè and Taratibu Hills). Previous phylogenetic analyses using mitochondrial genes suggest that each mountain isolate has an endemic species of Nothophryne. Herein we provide a rediagnosis of the genus and comparative diagnoses of four new species based on new material. Zoo Bank— urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:19C53BF3-BA52-4CAE-933F-5BBEE0AF0457 KEYWORD S Africa; amphibian; inselbergs; Pyxicephalidae; species; taxonomy A new species of Scolecoseps (Reptilia: Scincidae) from coastal north-eastern Mozambique Luke Verburgta, Ursula K. Verburgta and William R. Branchb,c aDepartment of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa; bPort Elizabeth Museum (Bayworld), P.O. Box 13147, Humewood 6013, South Africa; cResearch Associate, Department of Zoology, P O Box 77000, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth 6031, South Africa ABSTRACT Seven specimens of Scolecoseps Loveridge, 1920 from the vicinity of Palma on the north coast of Mozambique are compared morphologically with other known material of this genus. The new material can be distinguished morphologically from all other Scolecoseps by the presence and position of certain head scales, particularly a supraciliary and four small suboculars, a small mental and high subcaudal counts. It is described as a new species, Scolecoseps broadleyi sp. nov. The new species is found in coastal savannah habitat under leaf litter of Berlinia orientalis trees, in sandy soils in close proximity to large wetlands. Its currently known distribution is south of the range of Scolecoseps litipoensis Broadley, 1995 and north of that of Scolecoseps boulengeri Loveridge, 1920. We provide a review of the available literature for the genus Scolecoseps and highlight the necessity for additional research on these poorly known fossorial skinks. ZooBank— Scolecoseps broadleyi:urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:C4E3723C-F982-4CFA-900B-0B23A9AD5B84 KEYWORD S arenosols; coastal savannah habitat; fossorial; sandy soils; skinks