taxonID	type	description	language	source
C4D160FA45BB5B5A84595CBE10CBC934.taxon	description	Figs 4, 5, 6, Table 4, Suppl. material 1: tables S 1, S 7	en	Benito, Max, Conradie, Werner, Vaz Pinto, Pedro, Lobón-Rovira, Javier (2025): A needle in a haystack: Rediscovery and revised description of Ichnotropis microlepidota Marx, 1956, from the central highlands of Angola. Zoosystematics and Evolution 101 (2): 887-906, DOI: 10.3897/zse.101.136290
C4D160FA45BB5B5A84595CBE10CBC934.taxon	description	Updated description. Measurements and meristic data are summarized in Suppl. material 1: table S 1. Ichnotropis microlepidota is a medium-sized lizard species (maximum SVL = 61.00 mm, mean 56.8 ± 4.8). 4 upper labials anteriorly to the subocular (mostly 2 – 3 posteriorly to the subocular), 7 – 8 (mostly 7) lower labials, and 5 pairs of chin shields, from which the first three pairs are in contact. Rostral with slight insertion between nasals. Single rhomboid frontonasal scale, slightly wider than longer. Undivided anterior loreal scale, which is smaller than the larger posterior loreal. Prefrontal scales longer than wider and in contact with supraoculars. Single row of scales between posterior loreal and anterior supraocular scales. Four supraciliaries on each side, which can be in contact or not with the anterior supraoculars. Three supraoculars, with the first (anterior one) being the largest, followed by a slightly smaller second supraocular and a third one, which is the smallest. Eight rows of temporal scales between temporal shield and upper labials. Temporal shields half the length of parietals. Parietals twice as long than broad. Frontal scale 2 – 3 times longer than wide. Semicircular-shaped occipital scales slightly extending past the parietal scales. Head shields heavily striated. Dorsal scalation is composed of small, heavily keeled, rounded scales slightly elongated towards the back. High number of scales around the midbody (43 – 50, mean 47.8 ± 2.8). Middorsal scales slightly larger than dorsal scales and lack keeling towards the venter. Ventral pholidosis with large hexagonal scales that lack keeling. 23 – 27 ventral plates in the longitudinal section and between 8 – 10 in the transverse section. Tail scalation is formed by elongated and keeled scales pointing towards the tail tip and disposed in rings (Fig. 5). Subdigital lamellae 16 – 19. Femoral pores 9 – 12 per side. The cranium presents on its overall a rounded shape on its lateral and dorsal view (Fig. 6 A, B). Frontal and parietal bones fused and separated by the fronto-parietal suture (Fig. 6 A). Both bones are heavily striated in their dorsal view. Pineal foramen present in the medial section of the parietal bone. Postorbital bones prominent, in tight contact with the postocular, frontal, parietal, and squamosal bones. Supratemporal bone present, located as a splinter of a bone between the squamosal and the posterolateral process of the parietal (Fig. 6 E). Nasal bones paired (Fig. 6 D). Lacrimal bone present and unfused with the maxilla (Fig. 6 B). A large jugal bone present in contact with the lacrimal bone, ectopterygoid, and postorbital bone. Braincase elements fused. Otostapes unperforated. The sclerotic rings comprise 14 ossicles with similar shape and size. Vomer bones paired (Fig. 6 C). A robust lower jaw with a high and prominent coronoid bone (Fig. 6 F – I). Compound bone and surangular bones fused. Splenial bone large in contact with compound bone, coronoid, and dentary. Nine premaxillary tooth loci, 20 maxillary tooth loci, and 22 – 23 dentary tooth loci.	en	Benito, Max, Conradie, Werner, Vaz Pinto, Pedro, Lobón-Rovira, Javier (2025): A needle in a haystack: Rediscovery and revised description of Ichnotropis microlepidota Marx, 1956, from the central highlands of Angola. Zoosystematics and Evolution 101 (2): 887-906, DOI: 10.3897/zse.101.136290
C4D160FA45BB5B5A84595CBE10CBC934.taxon	distribution	Distribution and habitat. Ichnotropis microlepidota represents a micro-endemic Angolan species only known to occur at Mount Moco, Huambo Province (Fig. 8). The type series (holotype and paratypes) were found in the crop of a goshawk, which was collected at the base of Mount Moco. However, the locality may lack precision given that the bird could have captured the lizard elsewhere. The habitats at Mount Moco include open montane and fire-prone grasslands with scattered bushes and trees, rocky outcrops, and remnants of Afromontane forest in deep gullies (Fig. 7). The montane grasslands start at around 1800 m a. s. l. but are most prominent above 2100 m a. s. l. and are formed by a thick layer of grass and small bushes as well as many rocks underneath. The grass species present in those grasslands are Festuca spp., Monocymbium ceresiiforme, Themeda triandra, Tristachya inamoena, Tristachya bequertii, Hyparrhenia andongensis, and Hyparrhenia quarrei, among others (Mills et al. 2011). Shrub cover usually includes species such as Cliffortia spp., Erica spp., Philippia benguelensis, Protea trichophylla, Stoebe vulgaris, and Xerophyta spp., although the last ones mainly appear in rocky outcrops (Mills et al. 2011).	en	Benito, Max, Conradie, Werner, Vaz Pinto, Pedro, Lobón-Rovira, Javier (2025): A needle in a haystack: Rediscovery and revised description of Ichnotropis microlepidota Marx, 1956, from the central highlands of Angola. Zoosystematics and Evolution 101 (2): 887-906, DOI: 10.3897/zse.101.136290
