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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Grayia ornata
(Bocage, 1866)
Figure 22C
Macrophis ornatus
Bocage, 1866b: 47
.
Type
locality: “
Duque de Bragança
dans l`interior? d`Angola”, Calandula,
Angola
.
Grayia ornata
(Bocage, 1866)
: Bocage 1895: 104.
Distribution
. This species ranges from
Cameroon
to
the Democratic Republic of the Congo
and
Central African Republic
, extending southward to
Angola
(
Chippaux & Jackson 2019
;
Marques
et al.
2018
). In
Equatorial Guinea
it has been recorded in
Río Muni
at Benito River (
Boulenger, 1909
) and Monte Alén National Park (
Pauwels
et al.
2000
,
Lasso
et al.
2002
) (
Map 25A
).
Comments.
A freshwater piscivorous species recorded in the streams of Monte Alén (
Lasso
et al.
2002
).
Pauwels
et al.
(2000)
reported the fish
Parauchenoglanis
Boulenger,
1911
in the stomach of a young male specimen from Monte Alén, currently housed in the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, and labelled as MNHN 1995.9386.
Specimens examined.
Seven
specimens.
Río Muni
:
San Joaquín de Ndyiacom
(road from
Bata
to
Ayamiken
),
01 August 1987
(
EBD 25060–25061
)
,
20 April 1987
(
EBD
25062)
,
03 February 1987
(
EBD
24950)
;
road from
San Joaquín de Ndyiacom
to
Ayamiken
,
27 July 1987
(
EBD
27510)
;
Río Ñe
, road from
Evinayong
to
Aconibe
,
08 May 1987
(
EBD
24948)
;
Miboman
, road to
Niefang
,
29 March 1986
(
EBD
20938)
.