The snake fauna of Togo: systematics, distribution and biogeography, with remarks on selected taxonomic problems Author Segniagbeto, Gabriel Hoinsoude Département de Zoologie et Biologie animale, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Lomé, BP 1515, Lomé (Togo) h _ segniagbeto @ yahoo. fr Author Trape, Jean François Laboratoire de Paludologie et Zoologie médicale, UR 77, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Centre de Dakar, BP 1386, Dakar (Senegal) jean-françois. trape @ ird. fr trape@ird.fr Author David, Patrick Author Ohler, Annemarie Author Dubois, Alain UMR 7205 OSEB, Reptiles et Amphibiens, Département de Systématique et Évolution, Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, CP 30, 57 rue Cuvier, F- 75231 Paris cedex 05 (France) pdavid @ mnhn. fr ohler @ mnhn. fr adubois @ mnhn. fr pdavid@mnhn.fr Author Glitho, Isabelle Adolé Département de Zoologie et Biologie animale, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Lomé, BP 1515, Lomé (Togo) iglitho @ yahoo. fr iglitho@yahoo.fr text Zoosystema 2011 2011-09-30 33 3 325 360 http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2011n3a4 journal article 10.5252/z2011n3a4 1638-9387 4547017 Thrasops occidentalis Parker, 1940 MATERIAL EXAMINED. — 1 specimen ( MRAC 29716), Temedja, Atakpame. MORPHOLOGY. — TL 675 mm ; 19 MSR smooth and oblique; 171 Ven, smooth; 120 Sc; anal divided; 8 supralabials; 9 infralabials; 1 preocular; 3 postoculars; temporal scale formula 1 + 1. DISTRIBUTION. — Thrasops occidentalis is mostly a forestdwelling species. All specimens recorded from Togo were obtained in ER IV. Sternfeld (1908b) and Werner (1929 ; as Thrasops jacksoni Günther, 1895 ) collected this species from Missahohe. Loveridge (1944) and Hulselmans et al. (1970) mentioned its occurrence in the forested region of the country. This species was also listed in Anonymous (2002) .