Causus lichtensteinii ( Jan, 1859 )

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 : 127

Causus lichtensteinii ( Jan, 1859)

Figure 32A

Aspidelaps lichtensteinii Jan, 1859: 511 . Type locality: “Côte-d’Or.” presumably Ghana ( Wallach et al. 2014).

Dinodipsas angulifera Peters, 1882b: 894 . Type locality: “America australis”.

Causus lichtensteini ( Jan, 1859) : Duméril 1859: 217.

Distribution. This species extends from Guinea to Kenya and southward to Angola. In Equatorial Guinea it has been reported in Río Muni at Cabo San Juan ( Boulenger 1905) and Monte Alén National Park ( Lasso et al. 2002) ( Map 37A ).

Comments. Natural history aspects of this species were discussed by Ineich et al. (2006).

Specimens examined. One specimen. Río Muni: without specific locality, but likely Cabo San Juan as part of the material examined by Boulenger (1905) (MNCN 46687).

Figures

FIGURE 32. From left to right: lateral, dorsal and ventral views of the head of: Causus lichtensteinii (A) (MNCN 46687), Atheris squamigera (B) (MNCN 50275), and Bitis gabonica (C) (EBD 20773). Photos: AS-V.

MAPS 37 A–C. Distribution maps for Equatorial Guinean records of (A) Causus lichtensteinii; (B) Causus maculatus (question mark represents an imprecise record); (C) Atheris hetfieldi.