Elapsoidea trapei MANE, 1999
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Higher Taxa | Elapidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Synonym | Elapsoidea trapei MANE 1999 Elapsoidea trapei — TRAPE & MANE 2004 Elapsoidea trapei — BÖHME et al. 2011: 60 Elapsoidea trapei — WALLACH et al. 2014: 267 |
Distribution | Senegal, S Mauritania, probably extreme W Mali and N Guinea (Conakry) Type locality: Ndébou, Sénégal Oriental (12° 31’ N, 12° 27’ W) |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: MNHN-RA 1999.6505; paratypes: MNHN-RA 1999.6506-6507 |
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Comment | Venomous! 6 upper labials differentiate this species from all other species of Elapsoidea. |
Etymology | Named after Dr. Jean-Francois Trape (b. 1949), a physician and herpetologist at Institut de Recherche pour le Development, Dakar, Senegal, where he conducts research into malaria. |
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