Causus maculatus (Hallowell, 1842)

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, Zoosystema 33 (3), pp. 325-360 : 352

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5252/z2011n3a4
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10526372
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scientific name	Causus maculatus (Hallowell, 1842)
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MATERIAL EXAMINED. — 59 specimens ( MNHN 1989.0253 About MNHN , MNHN 1989.0266 About MNHN , MNHN 1982.0456 About MNHN - 60 About MNHN , MRAC 29692 View Materials , “ Togo ”, no precise locality; ZMB 64192, MRAC 29676 View Materials , MRAC 28694 View Materials , Missahohe ; GHS-W 0006, GHS-W 0013-14, GHS-W 1212-15, GHS-W 1218, GHS-W 1222, GHS-W 1226-1227, T 224 , Agave ; GHS-W Togo 62, GHS-W Togo 67, Agbanon ; GHS-W 0214-15, MRAC 29735 View Materials , Atakpame ; GHS-W 1282, Diguingue ; GHS-W 1211, GHS-Togo 15, GHS-W Togo 26, GHS-W Togo 54, Sodo Zion ; GHS-W 0064, GHS-W 0067, GHS-W 0070, GHS-W 1232, GHS-W 1247, GHS-W 1252, GHS-W 1262, GHS-Togo 12, GHS-Togo 20, Yo [ Agome Yo ]; MRAC 29661 View Materials , Borgou ; MRAC 29647 View Materials , T 171 , Aledjo ; MRAC 29643 View Materials , MRAC 29515 View Materials , MRAC 29534 View Materials , MRAC 29544 View Materials , Namoudjoga ; MRAC 29621 View Materials , Togoville ; MRAC 29584 View Materials , Kolokope ; MRAC 29506 View Materials , Niamtougou ; MRAC 29490 View Materials , Binaparba ; MRAC 29468 View Materials , Nanergou ; MRAC 29461 View Materials , Badou ; MRAC 28291 View Materials , Kpalime ; MRAC 73014.0033 View Materials , MRAC 73014.0053 View Materials , Agou; T 129 , Fazao) .

MORPHOLOGY. — TL from 135 to 676 mm; 18-20 (usally 19) MSR, smooth and oblique; 129-144 Ven, smooth; 17-26 Sc, paired; anal single; 6-7 supralabials; 8-11 infralabials; 2 (rarely 1) preoculars; 2 postoculars; 2 suboculars; temporal scale formula 2 + 2 + 3.

DISTRIBUTION. — This species is widespread throughout the country, where it inhabits both savannahs and forested areas. Causus maculatus had previously been mentioned from Togo by Hughes (1978), Roman (1984), de Massary (1993), Spawls & Branch (1995), David & Ineich (1999) and Leaché et al. (2006). However, specimens of Causus rhombeatus (Lichtenstein, 1823) were cited from Togo by Werner (1898), Sternfeld (1908b, 1909: 24), Hulselmans & Verheyen (1970) and Hulselmans et al. (1970). According to the ranges of these species (see Hughes 1978), they should be referred to as Causus maculatus .