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Lycophidion jacksoni BOULENGER, 1893

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Higher TaxaLamprophiidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
SubspeciesLycophidion jacksoni jacksoni BOULENGER 1893
Lycophidion jacksoni occidentale TRAPE 2021 
Common NamesE: Western Jackson’s Wolf Snake
E: Western Jackson's Wolf Snake [occidentale] 
SynonymLycophidion jacksoni BOULENGER 1893: 340
Lycophidium abyssinicum BOULENGER 1893: 342
Lycophidion irroratum — SCHMIDT 1923 (fide LAURENT 1968)
Lycophidium abyssinicum — CALABRESI 1925: 106
Lycophidium abyssinicum — ANGEL 1925
Lycophidium abyssinicum — SCORTECCI 1929: 299
Lycophidion capense jacksoni — LAURENT 1968: 474
Lycophidion capense jacksoni — BROADLEY & HOWELL 1991: 25
Lycophidion capense jacksoni — BROADLEY & HUGHES 1993: 14
Lycophidion capense jacksoni — BROADLEY 1996
Lycophidion jacksoni jacksoni — TRAPE 2021

Lycophidion jacksoni occidentale TRAPE 2021
Lycophidion jacksoni occidentale TRAPE 2021
Lycophidion capense (non Lycophidion capense Smith) — CHIRIO & INEICH 2006: 48 (in part) 
DistributionS Sudan (Jumhūriyyat), Republic of South Sudan (RSS), Ethiopia, NE Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Uganda, W Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, W Tanzania (SE to the Uzungwa mountains and Morogoro);

Type locality: Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.

occidentale: Cameroon, Central African Republic; Type locality: “Tibati au Cameroun (6°28’N, 12°38’E, altitude 870 m).”  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesSyntypes: BMNH
Holotype: MNHN 2002.0968; Paratypes: Six spécimens du Cameroun et quatre spécimens de République centrafricaine : MNHN 2002.0970 de Somié (Cameroun : 6°23’N, 11°25’E, altitude 755 m), MNHN 2002.0948 de Mboula (Cameroun : 6°41’N, 13°59’E, altitude 925 m), MNHN 2002.0943 de Awing (Cameroun : 5°50’N, 10°15’E, altitude 1570 m), MNHN 2002.0943 de Yimbéré (Cameroun : 6°20’N, 11°34’E, altitude 770 m), MNHN 2002.0972 de Foumban (Cameroun : 5°43’N, 10°53’E, altitude 1180 m), MNHN 1999.6590 des Monts Bamboutos (Cameroun : approximativement 5°38’N, 10°03’E, altitude environ 2400 m), MNHN 2002.973 de Berberati (République centrafricaine : 4°15’N, 15°47’E, altitude 590 m), MNHN 1996.6754 de Bossembélé (République centrafricaine : 5°16’N, 17°38’E, altitude 690 m), MNHN 1996.6756 de Mboki (République centrafricaine : 5°18’N, 25°57’E, altitude 610 m) et MNHN 1997.3604 de Sangba (République centrafricaine : 7°55’N, 20°55’E, altitude 595 m) [occidentale] 
DiagnosisDiagnosis (jacksoni). Nostril pierced at the posterior edge of the nasal, bordered by a postnasal that is in contact with the first supralabial. Dorsal scales with single apical pits in 17- 17-15 rows, the reduction taking place well before the
vent; ventrals 173-199 in males, 178-200 in females; subcaudals 36-45 in males, 25-38 in females (Broadley 1996).


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CommentSubspecies: see also Lycophidion capense.

Synonymy: see also Lycophidion capense.

Map: Laurent 1968: 482, Broadley 1996 (including subspecies), Trape 2021: Fig. 1. 
EtymologyApparently after the collector of the type, F.J. Jackson (Esq.)

The subspecies epithet, occidentale, comes from Latin occidentāle (neuter singular of occidentālis, "western, westerly"). It is a reference to its most geographical location Western Central Africa for all species and subspecies of the capense group.
 
References
  • Angel, Fernand 1925. Résultats Scientifiques. Vertebrata. Reptiles et Batraciens. [Mabuia (Mabuiopsis) jeanneli, Lygosoma graueri quinquedigitata, Ablepharus massaiensis]. In: Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale (1911-1912). - Paris, 2: 1-63.
  • Boulenger, G.A. 1893. Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) I. London (Taylor & Francis), 448 pp. - get paper here
  • Broadley, D.G. 1996. A revision of the genus Lycophidion Fitzinger (Serpentes: Colubridae) in Africa south of the equator. Syntarsus 3: 1-33. - get paper here
  • Broadley, D.G. & Hughes,B. 1993. A review of the genus Lycophidion (Serpentes: Colubridae) in northeastern Africa. The Herpetological Journal 3 (1): 8-18 - get paper here
  • Calabresi, Enrica 1925. Anfibi e rettili raccolti dal Signor Ugo Ignesti nell'Abissinia settentrionale. Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali, e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Milano 64: 100-109 - get paper here
  • Laurent, R.F. 1968. A re-examination of the snake genus Lycophidion Duméril & Bibron. Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harvard 136 (12): 461-482 - get paper here
  • Scortecci, G. 1929. Rettili dell'Eritrea esistenti nelle Collezioni del Museo Civico de Milano. Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali, e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Milano 67 (3-4): 290-339 [1928] - get paper here
  • Trape, J.-F. 2021. Trois serpents nouveaux du genre Lycophidion Fitzinger, 1843 (Squamata : Lamprophiidae) en Afrique centrale. Bull. Soc. Herp. France 178: 24-37
  • Trape, J.-F. 2023. Guide des serpents d’Afrique occidentale, centrale et d’Afrique du Nord. IRD Éditions, Marseille, 896 pp.
 
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