Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates
Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


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








Genus
Bothrophthalmus

Red-and-Black Striped Snakes

Augengruben-Nattern

Centralafrikanske Stribesnoge

1863 Bothrophthalmus Peters (type species: Elaphis lineatus Peters 1863)
Contents: 2 species, none of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution: Equatorial Africa.
Reported from: Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko, Rio Muni), Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Uganda.

Bothrophthalmus brunneus

Brown-bellied Snake, Brown Loreal-pitted Wolf Snake

Braunbäuchige Augengruben-Natter

Brunbuget Stribesnog

1863 Bothrophthalmus brunneus Günther
Bothrophthalmus lineatus brunneus Bogert 1940
1863 Bothrophthalmus melanozostus Jan (Loveridge 1957)

Remarks: Previously regarded as a subspecies of lineatus (e.g., Chippaux 2001). Revalidated by Chirio & Ineich (2006) and Pauwels & David (2008).
Distribution: Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko, Rio Muni), Gabon.


Bothrophthalmus lineatus

Red-and-Black Striped Snake, Red-lined Snake, Striped Ground Snake

Schwarz-rote Augengruben-Natter

Sort-rød Stribesnog

1863 Elaphis lineatus Peters
Bothrophthalmus lineatus Boulenger 1893
1863 Bothrophthalmus melanozostus Jan (Loveridge 1957)

Remarks: Previously included brunneus.
Distribution: Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Uganda.