Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia (Laurenti, 1768)
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.13270281 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03DAE649-EF05-9506-FCA0-FCC7C307FA76 |
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Felipe |
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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.
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