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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albertosv@mncn.csic.es
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Zootaxa
2022
2022-11-03
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5202.1.1
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Feylinia elegans
(Hallowell, 1892)
Acontias elegans
Hallowell, 1854: 64
.
Type
locality: “
Liberia
” or “
Gabon
” (see
Schmidt [1919]
and
Brygoo & Roux-Estève [1983]
).
Sphenorhina elegans
(Hallowell, 1854)
:
Hallowell 1857: 52
.
Anelytrops elegans
(Hallowell, 1854)
:
Bocage 1866a: 45
.
Feylinia elegans
(Hallowell, 1854)
:
Schmidt 1919: 605
.
Distribution
. With the exception of the dubious
type
locality from
Liberia
in West Africa, this species is widespread across Central Africa, from
Cameroon
to
the Democratic Republic of the Congo
. In
Equatorial Guinea
it has been recorded in
Río Muni
at Bata (
Brygoo & Roux-Estève 1983
) (
Map 15B
).
Comments.
A specimen from
Bata
is drawn in
Brygoo & Roux-Estève (1983)
, labelled as MNHN 90.359 and housed in the French National Museum of Natural History (MNHN).
Specimens examined.
No specimens of this species have been found in the examined collections.