Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia (Laurenti, 1768)

Segniagbeto, Gabriel Hoinsoude, Trape, Jean François, David, Patrick, Ohler, Annemarie, Dubois, Alain & Glitho, Isabelle Adolé, 2011, The snake fauna of Togo: systematics, distribution and biogeography, with remarks on selected taxonomic problems, Zoosystema 33 (3), pp. 325-360 : 332

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5252/z2011n3a4
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B7FC4E-C03A-6E76-FF60-FAEA6BE2E2B9
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scientific name	Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia (Laurenti, 1768)
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MATERIAL EXAMINED. — 42 specimens ( MNHN 2006.2203 View Materials , MRAC A7036.0017 View Materials , A7036.0018 View Materials -0019, GHS-W 0049, GHS-W1017, GHS-W1034, GHS-W1079,GHS-W 1081, GHS-W1085,GHS-W 1095, GHS-W1208-1210, GHS-W 1404-1405, GHS-W 1410, GHS-W 1413, GHS-W 1415, GHS-W 1447, GHS-Togo 18, GHS-Togo 57, GHS-Togo 71, T 210 , Sodo Zion; GHS-Togo 38, GHS-Togo 45, Sodo;GHS-W 0002, GHS-W 1190, GHS-Togo 59, Agave; GHS-W 1455, GHS-W 1457, GHS-W 1461, T128 , T 159 ,

Fazao; GHS-Togo 42,Yo [Agome Yo];GHS-Togo 33, Agote; T 197, Alédjo; MNHN 1989.0258, MNHN 1989.0268, Tsevie; MNHN 1982.0450, Togo; MNHN 1989.0196, “ Togo ou Benin ”; MNHN 1989.0243, “ Cameroun ”).

MORPHOLOGY. — TL of our specimens from 145 to 780 mm; 19 MSR; scales keeled; 154-180 Ven, smooth; 34-49 Sc, paired; anal single; 7-8 supralabials; 8-11 infralabials; 1 preocular; 2 postoculars; temporal scale formula 1 + 2 ou 3.

DISTRIBUTION. — This species is widespread throughout the country. It mainly occurs in savannahs but also in wooded areas. Other specimens not yet deposited in collection were obtained from Aledjo, Bassar and Huilehui. The species was mentioned by Werner (1898, 1902) and Sternfeld (1908b, 1909: 19; from Missahohe, Kete-Kratchi, Bismarkburg, Atakpame, Sokode, and Mango). Hulselmans & Verheyen (1970), Hulselmans et al. (1970) and Leaché et al. (2006) established the range of this species in ER II, III and IV of the country.