Synopsis of the terrestrial Reptiles of Equatorial Guinea Author Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto Author Calvo-Revuelta, Marta 0000-0002-8628-1055 Author Riva, Ignacio De La 0000-0001-5064-4507 albertosv@mncn.csic.es text Zootaxa 2022 2022-11-03 5202 1 1 197 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5202.1.1 journal article 182444 10.11646/zootaxa.5202.1.1 45ba25c1-47a9-4001-93d9-294815bf37e7 1175-5326 7285600 BF4831D2-D98B-4265-9138-03DB8607B826 Thrasops aethiopissa Günther, 1862 Figure 20B Rhamnophis aethiopissa Günther, 1862: 129 . Type locality: “West Africa”. Crypsidomus aethiops ( Günther, 1862 ) : Boettger 1888: 64 . Thrasops splendens Andersson, 1901: 11 . Type locality: “Mapanja,… Bibundi”, Mapanja and Bibundi , Cameroon . Rhamnophis ituriensis Schmidt, 1923: 81 . Type locality: Niapu , Democratic Republic of the Congo . Rhamnophis aethiopissa elgonensis Loveridge 1929: 24 . Type locality: “ Yala (=Lukosa) River at the foot of Mount Elgon”. Thrasops aethiopissa aethiopissa ( Günther, 1862 ) : Trape & Roux-Estève 1995: 40 . Distribution . It is distributed from West Africa in Guinea to East Africa in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda . In Equatorial Guinea it has been recorded in Río Muni at Monte Alén National Park ( Lasso et al. 2002 ) and in Bioko ( Boulenger 1896 ; Loveridge 1944 ) between San Carlos and Moka (Merterns 1964) ( Map 23A ). Comments. Treated by some authors within the genus Rhamnophis Günther, 1862 (see Chippaux & Jackson 2019 for a discussion). The specimen EBD 27755 contained in its stomach a half digested frog of the species Chiromantis rufescens (Günther, 1869) ( Anura : Rhacophoridae ). Specimens examined. Sixteen specimens. Bioko : Malabo , July 1986 ( EBD 20821) . Río Muni : Nvom (road from Aconibe to Asoc ), May 1987 ( EBD 24953) ; Miboman (road from Bata to Niefang ) ( EBD 24954) ; Miboman ( 30 km from Bata ), 14 October 1985 ( EBD 20819) ; Miboman (road to Niefang , Km 30), 01 February 1987 ( EBD 24958–24959 ) ; Miboman (road to Movo ), 1.753596º, 9.780538º, 01 September 1984 ( EBD 18367) ; Miboman (road from Movo to Niefang ), February 1987 ( EBD 27541) , 1987 ( EBD 25058) ; Mongomo , 01 April 1985 ( EBD 20822), 16 April 1986 ( EBD 20921) ; San Joaquín de Ndyiacon (road from Bata to Ayamiken ), 03 February 1987 ( EBD 24960–24961 ), February 1987 ( EBD 27542) ; San Joaquín de Ndyiacom , April 1988 ( EBD 27755) , 1990 (B9544; without EBD label).