TY - JOUR
T1 - Miscellanea Herpetologica Gabonica XVII
AU - Pauwels, Olivier S. G.
AU - Zwerts, Joeri
AU - Bonnin, José Luis
AU - Boupoya-Mapikou , Clay-Archange
AU - Albert , Jean-Louis
AU - Dupeyras, Pierre Alex
AU - Fourie, Jan
AU - Ndonda Makemba, Romaric
AU - Ruizendaal, A.E.
AU - Vigna, Christian
AU - Vermeulen, Cédric
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - We present new Gabonese locality records, ecological or morphological data for Pelusios castaneus (Pelomedusidae), Kinixys erosa (Testudinidae), Osteolaemus tetraspis (Crocodyli- dae), Agama agama (Agamidae), Monopeltis galeata (Amphisbaenidae), Feylinia currori, Trachylepis polytropis (Scincidae), Varanus ornatus (Varanidae), Philothamnus hughesi, Rhamnophis batesii, Toxicodryas adamantea and T. blandingii (Colubridae), Dendroaspis jamesoni jamesoni (Elapidae), Bothrophthalmus brunneus, Limaformosa guirali and L. savorgnani (Lamprophiidae), Atheris squamigera and Bitis nasicornis (Viperidae). One snake species each is newly recorded from Pongara National Park and Nyanga Province, and two each from Batéké Plateau National Park and Haut-Ogooué Province. We refer all records of Toxicodryas pulverulenta from Gabon to T. adamantea. We discuss the use of camera traps for monitoring reptiles in Gabon based on the results of extensive camera trap surveys. We provide geographic coordinates for selected localities mentioned in MHG III–VI.
AB - We present new Gabonese locality records, ecological or morphological data for Pelusios castaneus (Pelomedusidae), Kinixys erosa (Testudinidae), Osteolaemus tetraspis (Crocodyli- dae), Agama agama (Agamidae), Monopeltis galeata (Amphisbaenidae), Feylinia currori, Trachylepis polytropis (Scincidae), Varanus ornatus (Varanidae), Philothamnus hughesi, Rhamnophis batesii, Toxicodryas adamantea and T. blandingii (Colubridae), Dendroaspis jamesoni jamesoni (Elapidae), Bothrophthalmus brunneus, Limaformosa guirali and L. savorgnani (Lamprophiidae), Atheris squamigera and Bitis nasicornis (Viperidae). One snake species each is newly recorded from Pongara National Park and Nyanga Province, and two each from Batéké Plateau National Park and Haut-Ogooué Province. We refer all records of Toxicodryas pulverulenta from Gabon to T. adamantea. We discuss the use of camera traps for monitoring reptiles in Gabon based on the results of extensive camera trap surveys. We provide geographic coordinates for selected localities mentioned in MHG III–VI.
KW - Biodiversity
KW - herpetofauna
KW - Testudines
KW - Crocodylia
KW - Squamata
KW - camera trap
KW - protected areas
KW - Gabon
KW - Equatorial Africa
M3 - Article
SN - 0009-3564
VL - 56
SP - 61
EP - 68
JO - The Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society
JF - The Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society
IS - 5
ER -