Lycophidion semicinctum Dumeril, Bibron & Dumeril 1854
| Main Authors: | Segniagbeto, Gabriel Hoinsoude, Trape, Jean François, David, Patrick, Ohler, Annemarie, Dubois, Alain, Glitho, Isabelle Adolé |
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| Format: | info publication-taxonomictreatment Journal |
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, 2011
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/4547188 |
Daftar Isi:
- Lycophidion semicinctum Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854 MATERIAL EXAMINED. — 12 specimens (MNHN 1989.0257, " Togo " without precise locality; MNHN 1989.0195, " Togo ou Benin " without precise locality; MNHN 2006.2198, GHS-W 1032, GHS-W 1075, Sodo Zion; MRAC 29592, Tetetou; GHS-W 1298, T 222, Agave; GHS-W 1228, GHS-W 1240, Yo [Agome Yo], T 189, Alédjo). MORPHOLOGY. — TL from 460 to 670 mm; 17 MSR, smooth; 169-206 Ven, smooth; 37-54 Sc, paired; anal single; 7-8 supralabials; 8-9 infralabials; 1 preocular; 2 postoculars; temporal scale formula 1 + 2 + 3. DISTRIBUTION. — This species inhabits mainly Guinean savannahs but may also occur in forest. It has been recorded from ER III and IV of Togo by Werner (1898), Sternfeld (1908b, 1909: 12), Hulselmans & Verheyen (1970), Hulselmans et al. (1970) and Roman (1984). Recent specimens confirm its occurrence in the vicinity of Aledjo in ER II but its presence in ER V is uncertain.
- Published as part of Segniagbeto, Gabriel Hoinsoude, Trape, Jean François, David, Patrick, Ohler, Annemarie, Dubois, Alain & Glitho, Isabelle Adolé, 2011, The snake fauna of Togo: systematics, distribution and biogeography, with remarks on selected taxonomic problems, pp. 325-360 in Zoosystema 33 (3) on page 343, DOI: 10.5252/z2011n3a4, http://zenodo.org/record/4547017