Boaedon virgatus (Hallowell, 1854)

Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto, Calvo-Revuelta, Marta & Riva, Ignacio De La, 2022, Synopsis of the terrestrial Reptiles of Equatorial Guinea, Zootaxa 5202 (1), pp. 1-197 : 107

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5202.1.1

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7293505

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Boaedon virgatus (Hallowell, 1854)
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Boaedon virgatus (Hallowell, 1854)

Figure 27B View FIGURE 27

Coelopeltis virgata Hallowell, 1854b: 98 . Type locality: “ Liberia, west coast of Africa”. Malnate (1971) mentioned “Gaboon” as type locality in his revision of the type specimens housed in the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia (ANSP).

Boodon nigrum Fischer, 1856: 9 . Type locality: “St. Thomé (West Afrika)”; likely in error fide Ceríaco et al. 2021: 24.

Boodon ventralis Günther, 1888: 329 . Type locality: “Old Calabar and…Ashantee” (= Calabar , Nigerica and Ghana, respectively).

Boodon virgatus (Hallowell, 1854) : Boulenger 1893: 331.

Boaedon virgatum (Hallowell, 1854) : Menzies 1966: 172.

Lamprophis virgatus (Hallowell, 1854) : Lawson 1993.

Boaedon virgatus (Hallowell, 1854) : Rödel & Mahsberg 2000: 28.

Distribution. This species extends from Guinea to Republic of the Congo. In Equatorial Guinea it has been recorded from Bioko ( Wallach et al. 2014) and Río Muni at Monte Alén National Park ( Lasso et al. 2002) ( Map 31A View MAPS 31 ).

Comments. The specimens EBD 27754 and EBD 20935 contained each a mouse in their stomachs.

Specimens examined. Ten specimens. Río Muni: Mbé, 15 km southwest of Pista de Alena , 22 May 1964 ( EBD 2848 View Materials ) ; Colegio de la Salle, Bata , 30 June 1964 ( EBD 2860 View Materials ) ; Miboman, October 1987 ( EBD 27754) ; Miboman (road to Niefang), 08 July 1986 ( EBD 20934) ; Miboman (road from Bata to Niefang ), 07 July 1987 ( EBD 27549-27550 View Materials ) ; Bomudi, Bata, 23 April 1986 ( EBD 20935) ; Bata-Niefang, Km 10, 03 February 1987 ( EBD 25016) ; Bioko Sur, Luba, 08 June 1984 ( EBD 18713) ; San Joaquín de Ndyiacom ( EBD 31505) .

EBD

Estacion Biologica de Donana

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Squamata

Family

Lamprophiidae

Genus

Boaedon

Loc

Boaedon virgatus (Hallowell, 1854)

Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto, Calvo-Revuelta, Marta & Riva, Ignacio De La 2022
2022
Loc

Boaedon virgatus (Hallowell, 1854)

Rodel, M. O. & Mahsberg, D. 2000: 28
2000
Loc

Boaedon virgatum (Hallowell, 1854)

Menzies, J. I. 1966: 172
1966
Loc

Boodon virgatus (Hallowell, 1854)

Boulenger, G. A. 1893: 331
1893
Loc

Boodon ventralis Günther, 1888: 329

Gunther, A. 1888: 329
1888
Loc

Boodon nigrum

Ceriaco, L. M. & Arellano, A. L. & Jadin, R. C. & Marques, M. P. & Parrinha, D. & Hallermann, J. 2021: 24
Fischer, J. G. 1856: 9
1856
Loc

Coelopeltis virgata

Hallowell, E. 1854: 98
1854
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