Polemon acanthias (Reinhardt, 1860)
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https://doi.org/ 10.5252/z2011n3a4 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4547190 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B7FC4E-C02E-6E65-FD09-F98B6D73E242 |
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Felipe |
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Polemon acanthias (Reinhardt, 1860) |
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Polemon acanthias (Reinhardt, 1860)
MATERIAL EXAMINED. — 3 specimens ( MRAC 29550 View Materials , Kouma Tokpli; GHS-W 1041, Agou; GHS-W 1092, Sodo Zion) .
MORPHOLOGY. — TL from 485 to 560 mm; 15 MSR, smooth; 184-186 Ven, smooth; 22-23 Sc, paired; anal single; 7 supralabials; 7 infralabials; 1 preocular; 2 postoculars (only 1 in GHS-W 1041); temporal scale formula 1 + 1.
DISTRIBUTION. — This species is mainly a forest-dweller. It had been recorded from Togo by Matschie (1893), Sternfeld (1908b, 1909), Loveridge (1944; from Missahohe), and Hulselmans & Verheyen (1970). Leaché et al. (2006) also mentioned the occurrence of the species in the forest area between Ghana and Togo.
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