Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update:
April 12th, 2025.
 
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Genus
Bothrophthalmus
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Red-and-Black Striped Snakes
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Augengruben-Nattern
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Centralafrikanske Stribesnoge
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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.
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Meristic and other data
of the world's snakes.
Compiled by
V. Wallach
Key to abbreviations
Head drawings of the
genus Bothrophthalmus.
Compiled by V. Wallach
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Bothrophthalmus brunneus
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Brown-bellied Snake, Brown Loreal-pitted Wolf Snake
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Braunbäuchige Augengruben-Natter
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Brunbuget Stribesnog
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Bothrophthalmus brunneus Günther |
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Bothrophthalmus lineatus brunneus Bogert 1940 |
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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.
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Bothrophthalmus lineatus
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Red-and-Black Striped Snake, Red-lined Snake, Striped Ground Snake
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Schwarz-rote Augengruben-Natter
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Sort-rød Stribesnog
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Elaphis lineatus Peters |
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Bothrophthalmus lineatus Boulenger 1893 |
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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.
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