Leptosiaphos vigintiserierum (Sjöstedt, 1897)

Ineich, Ivan, LeBreton, Matthew, Lhermitte-Vallarino, Nathaly, Abstract. - The, Laurent Chirio, Oku, Mount & Highlands, Bamenda, 2015, The reptiles of the summits of Mont Oku and the Bamenda Highlands, Cameroon *, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 108) 9 (2), pp. 15-38 : 24-25

Leptosiaphos vigintiserierum (Sjöstedt, 1897) (two specimens)

Material: MNHN-RA 1998.0294 ( Mt. Oku , elev. 2,000 m, coll. CamHerp L. Chirio, September 1st, 1997) – MNHN-RA 2004.0062 (Bamboutos, waterfall and sacred forest, 5.622°N and 10.106°E, elev. 2,350 m, coll. CamHerp, May 5, 2001) – Bamboutos, slopes of Mt. Mekua, 5.698°N and 10.101°E, elev. 2,300 m, coll. CamHerp, March 19, 2002 ).

This species is endemic to the Cameroon Volcanic Dorsal ( Schmitz et al. 2005) ( Fig. 17 ). It is found from Bioko Island ( Equatorial Guinea), Mt. Cameroon, and Mt. Oku (Mt. Nkolodou, Mt. Kala, Mt. Kupe, and Mt. Nlonako). It mainly occurs in the high meadows of the peaks above the evergreen forest areas. It reaches 2,450 m at Mts. Bamboutos and can be relatively abundant locally.

Figures

Fig. 17. Leptosiaphos vigintiserierum. Cameroon, Mt. Mekua, Bamboutos. Specimen CamHerp 3643I. Picture: M. LeBreton, March 12, 2002.