Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia (Laurenti, 1768)

Ineich, Ivan, LeBreton, Matthew, Lhermitte-Vallarino, Nathaly, Abstract. - The, Laurent Chirio, Oku, Mount & Highlands, Bamenda, 2015, The reptiles of the summits of Mont Oku and the Bamenda Highlands, Cameroon *, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 108) 9 (2), pp. 15-38 : 26

Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia (Laurenti, 1768) (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) – CamHerp 0159C (Baba II village, 5.857°N and 10.102°E, elev. 1,772 m, coll. CamHerp M. LeBreton, December 14, 2002) .

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.