Dendroaspis jamesoni jamesoni (Traill, 1843)

Ineich, Ivan, LeBreton, Matthew, Lhermitte-Vallarino, Nathaly, Abstract. - The, Laurent Chirio, Oku, Mount & Highlands, Bamenda, 2015, The reptiles of the summits of Mont Oku and the Bamenda Highlands, Cameroon *, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 108) 9 (2), pp. 15-38 : 28

Dendroaspis jamesoni jamesoni (Traill, 1843) (eight specimens)

Material: MNHN-RA 2000.4360, 2000.4376, 2002.0385- 0389 (seven specimens, Bamenda , gift Latoxan , coll. October 30, 2000) – CamHerp 3428I ( Jakiri village on the road from Nkambe to Bamenda, 6.055°N and 10.658°E, elev. 1,550 m, coll. CamHerp M. LeBreton, December 14, 2002) .

This venomous tree snake has a wide distribution range extending from Togo in West Africa to Angola in southern Africa. It occupies dense evergreen and semi-deciduous forests, forest-savanna mosaics, the Western Highlands, and high savannas of Adamaoua (681 m at Tchabal Mbabo; Herrmann et al. 2006). It often frequents plantations and gardens but is unaggressive. It occurs in altitude up to 2,000 m at Mts. Bana. Gonwouo et al. (2007) considered the species as an inhabitant of mountain forests located above 1,800 m. It seems to live up to 2,200 m elsewhere on its range. In East Africa this green mamba is reported from 600 m to 2,200 m above sea level ( Spawls et al. 2002).