Cnemaspis spinicollis (Müller, 1907)

Perret (1985, 1986) considered this species to have a broad range from Côte d’Ivoire to Cameroon, but did not include Bénin in his summary of distribution. In Cameroon, where it is most well­documented, it has been recorded chiefly from forested habitats (Perret 1986; Lawson 1993) and from montane savanna (Böhme 1975). Dunger (1968) reported several localities in southwestern Nigeria (Akure, Yemoji, Ibadan) and Joger (1981) provided two localities in Togo. Although no material from Bénin has yet been identified, it is a virtual certainty that C. spinicollis is present.