Philothamnus heterodermus (Hallowell, 1857)
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https://doi.org/ 10.5252/z2011n3a4 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4547072 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B7FC4E-C037-6E7B-FF6C-FC116E50E5B9 |
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Felipe |
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Philothamnus heterodermus (Hallowell, 1857) |
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Philothamnus heterodermus (Hallowell, 1857)
MATERIAL EXAMINED. — 12 specimens ( MRAC 29674 View Materials , MRAC 29678 View Materials , Missahohe; MRAC 29711 View Materials , Atakpame; MRAC 29713 View Materials , Kamina; MRAC 73014.0064 View Materials , Agou; MRAC 29714 View Materials , Edifou; GHS-W 0023, Agave; GHS-W 0627 and GHS-W 1249, Yo [Agome Yo]; GHS-Togo 49, Sodo; GHS-Togo 51, GHS-Togo 72, Sodo Zion) .
MORPHOLOGY. — TL from 240 to 870 mm; 15 MSR smooth and oblique; 153-161 Ven, keeled; 84-87 Sc, paired; anal single; 8-9 supralabials; 9-10 infralabials; 1 preocular; 2 postoculars; temporal scale formula 2 + 2 or 3.
DISTRIBUTION. — This species inhabits mostly forests. It occurs in ER IV; however, specimens not yet deposited were recently collected near Aledjo in ER II. Previously, Philothamnus heterodermus had been cited from Togo by Matschie (1893), Werner (1902), Sternfeld (1908b, 1909) from Missahohe and Bismarkburg (now Yegue in Adele), Loveridge (1958), Hulselmans & Verheyen (1970), Hulselmans et al. (1971), Hughes (1985) and Leaché et al. (2006).
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