Boaedon virgatus (Hallowell, 1854)

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 : 107

Boaedon virgatus (Hallowell, 1854)

Figure 27B

Coelopeltis virgata Hallowell, 1854b: 98 . Type locality: “ Liberia, west coast of Africa”. Malnate (1971) mentioned “Gaboon” as type locality in his revision of the type specimens housed in the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia (ANSP).

Boodon nigrum Fischer, 1856: 9 . Type locality: “St. Thomé (West Afrika)”; likely in error fide Ceríaco et al. 2021: 24.

Boodon ventralis Günther, 1888: 329 . Type locality: “Old Calabar and…Ashantee” (= Calabar , Nigerica and Ghana, respectively).

Boodon virgatus (Hallowell, 1854) : Boulenger 1893: 331.

Boaedon virgatum (Hallowell, 1854) : Menzies 1966: 172.

Lamprophis virgatus (Hallowell, 1854) : Lawson 1993.

Boaedon virgatus (Hallowell, 1854) : Rödel & Mahsberg 2000: 28.

Distribution. This species extends from Guinea to Republic of the Congo. In Equatorial Guinea it has been recorded from Bioko ( Wallach et al. 2014) and Río Muni at Monte Alén National Park ( Lasso et al. 2002) ( Map 31A ).

Comments. The specimens EBD 27754 and EBD 20935 contained each a mouse in their stomachs.

Specimens examined. Ten specimens. Río Muni: Mbé, 15 km southwest of Pista de Alena , 22 May 1964 ( EBD 2848 ) ; Colegio de la Salle, Bata , 30 June 1964 ( EBD 2860 ) ; Miboman, October 1987 ( EBD 27754) ; Miboman (road to Niefang), 08 July 1986 ( EBD 20934) ; Miboman (road from Bata to Niefang ), 07 July 1987 ( EBD 27549-27550 ) ; Bomudi, Bata, 23 April 1986 ( EBD 20935) ; Bata-Niefang, Km 10, 03 February 1987 ( EBD 25016) ; Bioko Sur, Luba, 08 June 1984 ( EBD 18713) ; San Joaquín de Ndyiacom ( EBD 31505) .

Figures

FIGURE 27. From left to right: lateral, dorsal and ventral views of the head of: Boaedon olivaceus (A) (MNCN 50493), Boaedon virgatus (B) (EBD 2848), and Bothrolycus ater (C) (EBD 31496). Photos: AS-V.

MAPS 31 A–C. Distribution maps for Equatorial Guinean records of (A) Boaedon virgatus; (B) Bothrolycus ater (question mark represents an imprecise record); (C) Bothrophthalmus brunneus (question mark represents an imprecise record).