Grayia ornata (Bocage, 1866)

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 : 90

Grayia ornata (Bocage, 1866)

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Macrophis ornatus Bocage, 1866b: 47 . Type locality: “ Duque de Bragança dans l`interior? d`Angola”, Calandula, Angola.

Grayia ornata (Bocage, 1866) : Bocage 1895: 104.

Distribution. This species ranges from Cameroon to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Central African Republic, extending southward to Angola ( Chippaux & Jackson 2019; Marques et al. 2018). In Equatorial Guinea it has been recorded in Río Muni at Benito River ( Boulenger, 1909) and Monte Alén National Park ( Pauwels et al. 2000, Lasso et al. 2002) ( Map 25A ).

Comments. A freshwater piscivorous species recorded in the streams of Monte Alén ( Lasso et al. 2002). Pauwels et al. (2000) reported the fish Parauchenoglanis Boulenger, 1911 in the stomach of a young male specimen from Monte Alén, currently housed in the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, and labelled as MNHN 1995.9386.

Specimens examined. Seven specimens. Río Muni: San Joaquín de Ndyiacom (road from Bata to Ayamiken), 01 August 1987 ( EBD 25060–25061 ) , 20 April 1987 ( EBD 25062) , 03 February 1987 ( EBD 24950) ; road from San Joaquín de Ndyiacom to Ayamiken, 27 July 1987 ( EBD 27510) ; Río Ñe , road from Evinayong to Aconibe, 08 May 1987 ( EBD 24948) ; Miboman , road to Niefang, 29 March 1986 ( EBD 20938) .

Figures

FIGURE 22. From left to right: lateral, dorsal and ventral views of the head of: Toxicodryas blandingii (A) (MNCN 23819), Grayia caesar (B) (EBD 20945), and Grayia ornata (C) (EBD 24950). Photos: AS-V.

MAPS 25 A–C. Distribution maps for Equatorial Guinean records of (A) Grayia ornata; (B) Grayia smythii; (C) Afronatrix anoscopus (question mark represents an imprecise record).