Gonionotophis granti (Günther, 1863)

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 : 341

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5252/z2011n3a4
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4547146
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B7FC4E-C02D-6E61-FF46-FD956E49E3FC
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Gonionotophis granti (Günther, 1863)
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MATERIAL EXAMINED. — 2 specimens ( GHS-W 1090, Sodo Zion, T 135, Fazao).

MORPHOLOGY. — Based on characters of GHS-W 1090: TL 475 mm; 15 MSR, keeled; 171 Ven, smooth; 69 Sc, paired; anal single; 1 subrectangular loreal, longer than high; 7 supralabials; 8 infralabials; 1 preocular; 1 postocular; temporal scale formula 1 + 2.

DISTRIBUTION. — This species inhabits mostly forested areas and was recorded from ER IV. It might be present in the South of ER II. Previously it had been mentioned from Togo by Sternfeld (1908b: 212, 1909: 11) and Loveridge (1939).