Synopsis of the terrestrial Reptiles of Equatorial Guinea
Author
Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto
Author
Calvo-Revuelta, Marta
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Author
Riva, Ignacio De La
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Zootaxa
2022
2022-11-03
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1
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5202.1.1
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Hemidactylus muriceus
Peters, 1870
Hemidactylus muriceus
Peters, 1870: 641
.
Type
locality: “Quitah,
Gold Coast
”,
Keta
,
Guinea
(=
Ghana
)
.
Hemidactylus intestinalis
Werner, 1897: 263
.
Type
locality:
Togo
.
Distribution
. Widespread from West Africa (
Guinea
Conakry) to Central Africa (
Gabon
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
). In
Equatorial Guinea
it has been recorded from
Río Muni
, in Monte Alén National Park at the Laña River (
Lasso
et al.
2002
) and at Monte Mitra Forest (
Gonwouo & Nsang 2005
) (
Map 8C
).
Comments.
Lasso
et al.
(2002)
recorded
H. muriceus
in the forest of the Laña River.
Gonwouo & Nsang (2005)
reported the presence of
H. muriceus
(as
H. intestinalis
Werner, 1897
, current junior synonym of
H. muriceus
) at
2.5 m
above the ground in primary forest at Monte Mitra. Both records fall within Monte Alén National Park, where
Hemidactylus kamdemtohami
has been recorded occupying the same microhabitat (
Bauer & Pauwels 2002
). However, as the record of
H. kamdemtohami
is based on a single photographed specimen morphologically close to the specimens of
H. muriceus
from
Río Muni
, a detailed study of
Hemidactylus
from
Río Muni
is needed.
Specimens examined.
No specimens of this taxon were found in the examined collections.