Causus lichtensteinii (Jan, 1859)

Pauwels, Olivier S. G., Morelle, Stephan, Albert, Jean-Louis, Carlino, Piero, Rahola, Nil & Trape, Jean-François, 2019, New reptile records from Lékédi Park and Haut-Ogooué Province, southeastern Gabon, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 174) 13 (1), pp. 143-161 : 156

Causus lichtensteinii (Jan, 1859)

On 19 June 2017 at 11h00 SM encountered a dead-on-road individual in a forest road in Lékédi Park (RBINS 18486; see Appendix 1). Its pupil is round. The dorsal surface of the head is grey. The dorsum is dark olive green with regularly-spaced black chevrons. New record for the park and for the Prov. (the species was not recorded from the Prov. by Pauwels and Vande weghe 2008; Pauwels et al. 2016b, 2017b). The distribution and ecology of this forest-dwelling viper in Gabon are still poorly documented.