Naja nigricollis Reinhardt, 1843
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https://doi.org/ 10.5252/z2011n3a4 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4547112 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B7FC4E-C030-6E7C-FD12-FD126BFFE53F |
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Felipe |
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Naja nigricollis Reinhardt, 1843 |
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Naja nigricollis Reinhardt, 1843
MATERIAL EXAMINED. — 9 specimens ( MNHN 1989.0267 View Materials , MNHN 1982.0454 View Materials , “ Togo ”, without precise locality; MRAC 29496 View Materials , Aledjo ; MRAC 29732 View Materials , Atakpame ; GHS-W 1202, Agave ; GHS-W 0282, Lomé ; GHS-W 0213, Nangbeto ; GHS-W 0003, Yo [Agome Yo], T 211 , Huilehui) .
MORPHOLOGY. — TL from 390 to 1490 mm; 19-23 MSR, smooth and oblique; 195-207 Ven, smooth; 59-67 Sc, paired; anal single; 6-7 supralabials; 7-9 infralabials; 2 preoculars; 2 or 3 postoculars; temporal scale formula 1 or 2 or 3 + 2 or 3 or + 4.
DISTRIBUTION. — Naja nigricollis is present throughout the country in all ecological regions. Sternfeld (1909: 23) recorded it from Bismarkburg (now Adele) and Wegbe in Togo and from Kete-Kratchi in Ghana. It has also been mentioned from Togo by Sternfeld (1908b, 1909), Broadley (1968), Hulselmans & Verheyen (1970), Hulselmans et al. (1970, 1971), Roman (1984), Spawls & Branch (1995) and David & Ineich (1999).
CONSERVATION STATUS. — According to reports of the CITES Division of the DFC Togo, 12 living specimens were exported from Togo between 2003 and 2005.
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