Synopsis of the terrestrial Reptiles of Equatorial Guinea
Author
Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto
Author
Calvo-Revuelta, Marta
0000-0002-8628-1055
Author
Riva, Ignacio De La
0000-0001-5064-4507
albertosv@mncn.csic.es
text
Zootaxa
2022
2022-11-03
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5202.1.1
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Atheris hetfieldi
Ceríaco, Marques, Bauer, 2020
Atheris hetfieldi
Ceríaco, Marques, Bauer, 2020
.
Type
locality: “Moka road (3.38844º, 8.65878º,
1296 m
),
Bioko Island
,
Equatorial Guinea
”.
Distribution
. Endemic to Bioko.
Comments.
This species is currently known from
two female
specimens. The first one was reported from Moka (3.35081º, 8.66254º) by
Capocaccia (1961a)
as
Atheris squamigera
(Hallowell, 1854)
, but highlighting its singular morphological traits; this specimen represents the species’
paratype
. The second one was recently reported and designated as the
holotype
of
A. hetfieldi
(
Ceríaco
et al.
2020a
)
(
Map 37C
).
Specimens examined.
No specimen of this taxon was found in the examined collections.