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GBIF·2456736speciesAnimalia146 occurrence records
  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›classSquamata
  4. ›familyColubridae
  5. ›genusDipsadoboa
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IUCN LC · Least concern

Blue-tailed Nocturnal Tree Snake

Dipsadoboa duchesnii (Boulenger, 1901)

Also calledBlåhalet Nattræsnog (dan)

First described in: Boulenger, G. A. Materiaux pour la faune du Congo. Batraciens et reptiles nouveaux.

Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF

discussion

Comments. We record this species for the first time in Equatorial Guinea based on two specimens from Río Muni. A detailed morphological revision was provided by Rasmussen (1989). Specimens examined. Two specimens. Río Muni: Miboman (road to Niefang), 06 September 1985 (EBD 20790); Miboman (road from Bata to Niefang), 28 July 1987 (EBD 27543).

Synopsis of the terrestrial Reptiles of Equatorial Guinea

distribution

Distribution. It ranges across West and Central Africa, from Nigeria to Uganda, south to Gabon and Republic of the Congo. In Equatorial Guinea it had never been recorded (Map 19 A).

Synopsis of the terrestrial Reptiles of Equatorial Guinea

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Where it has been recorded

Recorded sightings

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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2456736.