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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: April 12th, 2025.


Taxonomy of the family Lamprophiidae
Bibliography of the genus Bothrolycus
Biodiversity of the family Lamprophiidae








Genus
Bothrolycus

Black Loreal-pitted Snake

Schwarze Zügelgrubennatter

Tøjlegrubesnog

1874 Bothrolycus Günther (type species: Bothrolycus ater Günther 1874)
Contents: 1 species, which is not endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution: As for the single species.

Meristic and other data
of the world's snakes.
Compiled by
V. Wallach
Key to abbreviations


Head drawings of the
genus Bothrolycus.
Compiled by
V. Wallach

Bothrolycus ater

Black Loreal-pitted Snake

Schwarze Zügelgrubennatter

Tøjlegrubesnog

1874 Bothrolycus ater Günther
1901 Pseudoboodon albopunctatus Andersson (Chippaux 2001)
1901 Pseudoboodon brevicaudatus Andersson (Reptile Database, viewed 23 Dec 2015)

Distribution: Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko, Rio Muni), Gabon.