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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Thrasops flavigularis
(
Hallowell, 1852
)
Figure 21A–B
Dendrophis flavigularis
Hallowell, 1852: 205
.
Type
locality: “
Gabon
” [
Loveridge (1944)
corrected the
type
locality to
Gabon
, originally given as “
Liberia
, Western Africa”].
Thrasops flavigularis
(
Hallowell, 1852
)
:
Hallowell 1857: 67
.
Hapsidophrys niger
Günther, 1872: 25
.
Type
locality: “Gaboon”.
Thrasops pustulatus
Buchholz &
Peters,
1875
in
Peters (1875)
: 199
.
Type
locality: “Cameruns; Mungo”.
Distribution
. It extends from
Nigeria
to
the Democratic Republic of the Congo
, south to northern
Angola
. In
Equatorial Guinea
it has been recorded both in Bioko at Moka (
Boulenger 1906
;
Loveridge 1944
;
Capocaccia 1961a
;
Mertens 1964a
) and in
Río Muni
at Cabo San Juan (
Boulenger 1905
) and Monte Alén National Park (
Lasso
et al.
2002
) (
Map 23C
).
Comments.
The record of
Dispholidus
typus
of Pérez del
Val (2001)
labelled as MNCN 19977, is a misidentification with a juvenile of
T. flavigularis
(
Figure 21B
). Because no confirmed records of
D.
typus
exist in
Equatorial Guinea
, we remove it from the reptile species list of the country.
Specimens examined.
Eleven specimens. Bioko: Malabo,
3º45′N
08º47′E
,
02 July 1987
(
EBD
20829)
.
Río Muni
:
Cabo San Juan
[
MNCN 9052
(recorded by
Boulenger 1905
),
MNCN 19977
]
;
Mongomo
,
Añisoc
(
EBD 25005–25006
)
;
Mongomo
,
1º38′N
11º19′E
,
16 April 1986
(
EBD 20826–20827
)
;
Miboman (road from Bata to Niefang) (
EBD
27552)
;
Miboman,
30 km
from Niefang (
EBD
25036)
;
Miboman (road to Niefang),
08 July 1986
(
EBD
20828)
;
Niefang,
01 June 1984
(
EBD
18672)
.