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.