Trachylepis maculilabris ( Gray, 1845 )

Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto, Calvo-Revuelta, Marta & Riva, Ignacio De La, 2022, Synopsis of the terrestrial Reptiles of Equatorial Guinea, Zootaxa 5202 (1), pp. 1-197 : 52

Trachylepis maculilabris ( Gray, 1845)

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Euprepis maculilabris Gray, 1845: 114 . Type locality: “ West Africa ”.

Euprepes notabilis Peters, 1879a: 36 . Type locality: “ Pungo-Andongo ” (Malanje Province) and “ Chinchoxo ” (Cabinda Province).

Mabuia (sic) maculilabris ( Gray, 1845) : Boulenger 1887: 164.

Mabuia maculilabris major Sternfeld, 1912 . Type locality: “Kamerun”, “ Sudan ”.

Mabuia maculilabris var. kwidjwiensis Sternfeld, 1912 . Type locality: “Kiwu-See”, “ Insel Wau im Kiwu-See” ( Kivu lake ).

Mabuia maculilabris var. wauensis Sternfeld, 1912 . Type locality: “Fort Beni” Fort Beni , Kivi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Mabuia maculilabris var. schubotzi Sternfeld, 1912 . Type locality: “Mawambi” and “Awakubi”, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Mabuia maculilabris var. graueri Sternfeld, 1912 . Type locality: “Tanganyika” and “Lualaba” Democratic Republic of the Congo, “Kiwu-See” ( Kivu lake ).

Mabuia maculilabris var. rohrbecki Sternfeld, 1912 . Type locality: “ Nguru D. O. Africa ”, Tanzania.

Mabuia maculilabris var. bergeri Sternfeld, 1912 . Type locality: “ Mawambi ” ( Zambia) and “Awakubi” ( Democratic Republic of the Congo), “Fort Beni” ( Fort Beni , Kivi, Democratic Republic of the Congo) .

Mabuya maculilabris ( Gray, 1845) : Schmidt 1919: 525.

Mabuya maculilabris comorensis Loveridge, 1953: 200 . Type locality: “ Chikwawa and Chiromo on the Shire River ”.

Trachylepis maculilabris ( Gray, 1845) : Bauer 2003 (by implication).

Distribution. Widespread from West Africa ( Liberia) to East Africa ( Ethiopia). In Equatorial Guinea it has been recorded from Monte Mitra forest at Monte Alén National Park ( Gonwouo & Nsang 2005) ( Map 14A ).

Comments. This taxon belongs to a species complex pending further systematic revisions ( Mausfeld-Lafdhiya et al. 2004; Jesus et al. 2005b; Rocha et al. 2010b; Ceríaco et al. 2016; Allen et al. 2019; Ceríaco et al. 2020b). It is phylogenetically related to T. polytropis ( Allen et al. 2017, 2019). Gonwouo & Nsang (2005) recorded T. maculilabris for the first time in Río Muni at Monte Mitra forest.

Specimens examined. Nine specimens. Río Muni: San Joaquín de Ndyiacom , 1990 [ EBD 31515, EBD 31522 (2 exx: B-8357, B-8358)]; Bome, Bata, 23 October 1987 ( EBD 27692–27693 , 27695–27697 ); Río Muni, without specific locality ( EBD 25053) .

Figures

FIGURE 13. From left to right: dorsal, lateral and ventral views of the head of: Trachylepis albilabris (A) [MNCN 5814 (dorsal view) and MNCN 5812 (lateral and ventral views)], Trachylepis maculilabris (B) (EBD 31515), and Trachylepis ozori (C) (EBD 27822). Photos: AS-V.

MAPS 14 A–C. Distribution maps for Equatorial Guinean records of (A) Trachylepis maculilabris; (B) Trachylepis ozorii; (C) Trachylepis polytropis.