Lycophidion irroratum (Leach, 1819)

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 : 343

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5252/z2011n3a4
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4547174
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B7FC4E-C02F-6E63-FF5C-FBAE6E03E6EC
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Lycophidion irroratum (Leach, 1819)
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MATERIAL EXAMINED. — 34 specimens ( MRAC 29557 View Materials , Missahohe; MRAC 29707 View Materials , Koutoukpa; MRAC 29594 View Materials , Tetetou; MRAC A7036.0023 View Materials , GHS-W 1043, GHS-W 1048, T 144-145 , Agou, GHS-W 1270, GHS-W 1453-4, GHS-W 1456, GHS-W 1458-1460, T 123 , T 124-125 , Fazao; GHS-W 1070, GHS-W 1271, GHS-W 1274, GHS-W 1407-08, GHS-W 1416-17, GHS-W 1427, GHS-W 1431, GHS-W 1435, GHS-W 1439, GHS-W 1444, Sodo Zion; GHS-W 1189, GHS-W 1258, Yo [Agome Yo]; T 195 , T 199 , Alédjo) .

MORPHOLOGY. — TL from 168 to 325 mm; 17 MSR, smooth; 159-184 Ven, smooth; 37-47 Sc; 8-9 supralabials; 9-10 infralabials; 1 preocular; 2 postoculars; temporal scale formula 1 + 2 + 3.

DISTRIBUTION. — This species is widespread in the forested area but also inhabits the Guinean savannahs of ER III. Previously it has been recorded from Togo by Matschie (1893), Werner (1898, 1902), Sternfeld (1908b, 1909: 11), Hulselmans & Verheyen (1970) and Hulselmans et al. (1970).