Mehelya stenophthalmus ( Mocquard, 1887 )

Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto, Calvo-Revuelta, Marta & Riva, Ignacio De La, 2022, Synopsis of the terrestrial Reptiles of Equatorial Guinea, Zootaxa 5202 (1), pp. 1-197 : 119

Mehelya stenophthalmus ( Mocquard, 1887)

Heterolepis stenophthalmus Mocquard, 1887: 16 . Type locality: “Assinie” (=Assini, SE Ghana, 5º07′N, 3º17′W) and “cap Lopez” (=Cap Lopez, W Gabon, 0º38′N, 8º42′E) (see Wallach et al. 2014).

Simocephalus stenophthalmus ( Mocquard, 1887) : Boulenger 1893: 347.

Simocephalus rostralis Sternfeld, 1910b: 63 (fide Hallermann 2007: 162). Type locality: Cameroon .

Gonionotophis microps Boulenger, 1911b: 370 (fide Loveridge 1957: 255). Type locality: “Bitye”, southern Cameroon .

Mehelya stenophthalmus ( Mocquard, 1887) : Pitman 1974.

Gonionotophis stenophthalmus ( Mocquard, 1887) : Kelly et al. 2011.

Distribution. It ranges from Guinea Bissau to Uganda. In Equatorial Guinea it has been recorded in Río Muni at Monte Alén National Park in Monte Mitra ( Gonwouo & Nsang 2005) ( Map 34B ).

Comments. The only record of this species is based on a single specimen found under stacked planks of a research camp ( Gonwouo & Nsang 2005).

Specimens examined. No specimens have been found in the examined collections.

Figures

MAPS 34 A–C. Distribution maps for Equatorial Guinean records of (A) Mehelya poensis; (B) Mehelya stenophthalmus; (C) Python sebae.