Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia (Laurenti, 1768)

Ineich, Ivan, LeBreton, Matthew, Lhermitte-Vallarino, Nathaly, Abstract. - The, Laurent Chirio, Oku, Mount & Highlands, Bamenda, 2015, The reptiles of the summits of Mont Oku and the Bamenda Highlands, Cameroon *, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 108) 9 (2), pp. 15-38 : 26

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.13270281

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scientific name

Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia (Laurenti, 1768)
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Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia (Laurenti, 1768) View in CoL (four specimens)

Material: CamHerp 0141, 2488I (two specimens, Jakiri village on the road of Nkambe to Bamenda , 6.055°N and 10.658°E, elev. 1,550 m, coll. CamHerp M. LeBreton, July 8, 2002, and December 14, 2002) – CamHerp 2483I (Veko village, 6.139°N and 10.578°E, elev. 2,044 m, coll. CamHerp M. LeBreton, July 8, 2002) GoogleMaps CamHerp 0159C (Baba II village, 5.857°N and 10.102°E, elev. 1,772 m, coll. CamHerp M. LeBreton, December 14, 2002) GoogleMaps .

This widely distributed snake occurs at elevations from 400–2,500 m in East Africa ( Largen and Spawls 2010). In Cameroon, it is found at altitudes between 160 and 2,044 m. Mountain populations in Cameroon show a particular coloration, with a typical dark spotted belly; they could belong to a distinct taxon (see below). The relationship of individuals from Veko and Baba II villages to the submontane species listed below should be reviewed.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Squamata

Family

Colubridae

Genus

Crotaphopeltis

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