Trachylepis buettneri (Matschie, 1893)

Segniagbeto, Gabriel Hoinsoude, Trape, Jean-François, Afiademanyo, Komlan M., Rödel, Mark-Oliver, Ohler, Annemarie, Dubois, Alain, David, Patrick, Meirte, Danny, Glitho, Isabelle Adolé, Petrozzi, Fabio & Luiselli, Luca, 2015, Checklist of the lizards of Togo (West Africa), with comments on systematics, distribution, ecology, and conservation, Zoosystema 37 (2), pp. 381-402 : 385-386

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scientific name	Trachylepis buettneri (Matschie, 1893)
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Treatment

Mabuya büttneri Matschie, 1893: 170 .

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — 2 specimens: Togo. No precise locality, ZMB 15231 and 15179.

HABITATS AND DISTRIBUTION. — This species has been described from Togo by Matschie (1893), and then recorded by Tornier (1901) and PNAE (2002). Trachylepis buettneri is a species known from humid Guinean savannah ( Barbault 1971; Rödel et al. 1997), with a distribution probably limited in Togo to ecological zones II and IV.

Trachylepis maculilabris ( Gray, 1845) ( Fig. 3 View FIG )

Euprepis maculilabris Gray, 1845: 114 View in CoL .

MATERIAL EXAMINED. — 58 specimens: Togo. Diguengue, coll. JFT 2338-2339 ; Kara, coll. JFT 2229-2234; Kebo-Dzigbe ( Monts Agou ), ZMB 77953-77963 View Materials , RMCA A7.036 View Materials .R.0053-0058 ; Misa-Höhe , ZMB 16066, coll. JFT 1701, 1703, 1704, 1706, 1707 and 1728 ; Sodo, coll. JFT 1701; no precise locality, ZMB: 16602 (2 specimens), ZMB 11257 (7 specimens), ZMB 16280, 16279 View Materials , 16333 View Materials .

Ghana. Kété-Kratchi, ZMB 17373 (5 specimens) and ZMB 17372 (4 specimens).

Guinea. No precise locality, MNHN 1951.0101-0108, 1951.0157- 0160, 1967.247 and 1994.1211.

HABITATS AND DISTRIBUTION. — This is a widespread species in Togo, with a northern limit situated around Kara (Ecological zone II). It inhabits forests, bushlands and human settlements. It was first recorded in Togo by Matschie (1893), and later cited by Tornier (1901), Hoogmoed (1974) and Leaché et al. (2006) for nearby areas of Ghana.

NOTES

Considering the temporal formula, the head scale shapes, the coloration and the general appearance of the animal, there are, across the whole distribution of the species, two recognizable forms of T. maculilabris . The first form is characterized by two primary temporal scales (the inferior one being the largest), and three secondary temporals (the highest being the largest), without distinct tertiary temporals. The second form has one primary, two secondary, and three distinct tertiary temporals. These two forms are here considered as an expression of the intraspecific variability of this species, but further taxonomic research on this species is certainly warranted.