Mochlus Günther, 1864

Segniagbeto, Gabriel Hoinsoude, Trape, Jean-François, Afiademanyo, Komlan M., Rödel, Mark-Oliver, Ohler, Annemarie, Dubois, Alain, David, Patrick, Meirte, Danny, Glitho, Isabelle Adolé, Petrozzi, Fabio & Luiselli, Luca, 2015, Checklist of the lizards of Togo (West Africa), with comments on systematics, distribution, ecology, and conservation, Zoosystema 37 (2), pp. 381-402 : 388

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Genus Mochlus Günther, 1864

Mochlus guineensis

( Peters, 1879)

Euprepes (Tiliqua) guineensis Peters, 1879: 773 .

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — 17 specimens: Togo. Agoté, coll. JFT 1700 ; Alédjo, coll. JFT 2310; Binaparba, RMCA 73.009 View Materials .R.178 and 73.009.R.179 ; Fazao, coll. JFT 2175-2177, 2216; Huiléhoé, coll. JFT 2328; Kebo-Dzigbe (Monts Agou), GSHS-W 1881-1885, Misa-Höhe , ZMB 16059, 16060 View Materials and 49589 .

HABITATS AND DISTRIBUTION. — This is a forest species that spends most of the time in the leaf litter. In Togo, it is found in the ecological zones II, III and IV. The northernmost place of capture was the Forêt d’Alédjo, but we suppose that it may be found also more northerly, i.e. in the forests of the region of Kara. It was first recorded in Togo by Tornier (1901) from Misa-Höhe. More recently, Greer et al. (1985) confirmed its presence in Misa-Höhe, and Leaché et al. (2006) listed it among the species occurring in the forest zone of the Togo Hills in Ghana.