Atractaspis irregularis irregularis (Reinhardt, 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 : 26

Atractaspis irregularis irregularis (Reinhardt, 1843) (six specimens)

Material: CamHerp 0627C, 0423C (two specimens, Abu village, NE of Fundong, 6.297°N and 10.331°E, elev. 1,750 m, coll. CamHerp M. LeBreton, December 14, 2002) – CamHerp 3501I (Awing village (Benjom), 5.867°N and 10.266°E, elev. 1,747 m, coll. CamHerp M. LeBreton, December 14, 2002) – CamHerp 1269C, 1495I (two specimens, Baba II village, 5.857°N and 10.102°E, elev. 1,772 m, coll. CamHerp M. LeBreton, December 14, 2002) – CamHerp 0158C (Mbiame, 6.190°N and 10.849°E, elev. 1,955 m, coll. CamHerp, December 14, 2002) .

This burrowing and venomous snake ( Barrière et al. 2006) exhibits an extensive African distribution ( Fig. 19 ). It occupies dense evergreen forests and degraded semi- Polemon collaris (W. Peters, 1881) (four specimens)

Material: CamHerp 3468I, 3707I (two specimens, Bingo village, 6.166°N and 10.290°E, elev. 1,435 m, coll. CamHerp M. LeBreton, December 14, 2002) – CamHerp 3738I (Mbiame, 6.190°N and 10.849°E, elev. 1,955 m, coll. CamHerp M. LeBreton, July 8, 2002) – CamHerp 3664I (Baba II village, 5.857°N and 10.102°E, elev. 1,772 m, coll. CamHerp M. LeBreton, December 14, 2002) .

This small forest burrowing snake is found at altitudes between 5 and 1,955 m in Cameroon. Joger (1982) mentions the species from Wum (elev. 1,023 m).

Colubridae Oppel, 1811

Figures

Fig. 19. Atractaspis i. irregularis – Cameroon, Yaounde. Picture: M. LeBreton, January 4, 2011.