Dasypeltis confusa Trape & Mané, 2006

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 : 332

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5252/z2011n3a4

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10526359

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Dasypeltis confusa Trape & Mané, 2006
status

 

Dasypeltis confusa Trape & Mané, 2006

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — 13 specimens ( MNHN 2006- 2193 About MNHN , N’Gambi ; MNHN 1989.0252 About MNHN , MNHN 1989.0255 About MNHN and MNHN 1989.0264 About MNHN , Togo; GHS-W 1078, Sodo Zion , T 116 and T 165 , Fazao ; T 153 , Diguingue ; T 176 , T 181 , T 191 and T 193 , Alédjo, T 218 , Huilehui) .

MORPHOLOGY. — TL of our specimens from 368 to 710 mm; 21-22 MSR, scales keeled and oblique; 231- 241 Ven, smooth; 58-68 Sc, paired; anal single; 7-8 supralabials; 8 infralabials; 1 preocular; 2 postoculars; temporal scale formula 2 + 2.

DISTRIBUTION. — First record from Togo. This recently described species is quite common. It was observed in the regions of Fazao and Aledjo as well as in the South of the country. This species was long confused with Dasypeltis scabra .

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Squamata

Family

Colubridae

Genus

Dasypeltis

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