Rhagerhis moilensis (Reuss, 1834)

Trape, Jean-François, Abstract. - We, Youssouph Mané, Africa, West & Known, Niger., 2015, The snakes of Niger, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 110) 9 (2), pp. 39-55 : 45

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scientific name	Rhagerhis moilensis (Reuss, 1834)
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Material: 18 specimens.

Localities: Aholé (4), Baboul (1), Chetimari (1), Cissia (6), Gari’n Bakwai (3, MNHN coll.), Kellé (1), Kusa (1), Tarka Dakouara (3), Tounga Yacouba (1).

Literature records: Between Aïr and Adrar ( Angel and Lhote 1938); Gari’n Bakwai ( Chirio and Ineich 1991, as Rhamphiophis maradiensis ); Termit ( Dragesco-Joffé 1993); Aïr, Tamesna ( Kriska 2001); Termit ( Ineich et al. 2014).

Remarks: Chirio and Ineich (1991), when describing Rhamphiophis maradiensis on the basis of three specimens from Gari’n Bakwai near Maradi ( Niger), unfortunately omitted to compare their new species with Rhagerhis moilensis . We have examined the types of Rhamphiophis maradiensis that are preserved in MNHN. We consider the two species to be synonymous as they have the same head shape, body color pattern, and meristic data. Ventral counts ranged from 166 to 172 in males and from 165 to 182 in females for our material from Niger. To facilitate further comparisons, our material is now deposited in MNHN.