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Bothrophthalmus brunneus GÜNTHER, 1863

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Higher TaxaLamprophiidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymBothrophthalmus brunneus GÜNTHER 1863: 355
Bothrophthalmus lineatus var. infuscatus BUCHHOLZ & PETERS 1875: 198
Bothrophthalmus lineatus BOULENGER 1893: 324 (pro parte, „Type C")
Bothrophthalmus lineatus brunneus — BOGERT 1940: 21
Bothrophthalmus lineatus brunneus — KNOEPFFLER 1966
Bothrophthalmus brunneus — TRAPE 1985
Bothrophthalmus brunneus — GOSSMANN et al. 2002
Bothrophthalmus lineatus brunneus — PAUWELS et al. 2002
Bothrophthalmus brunneus — PAUWELS et al. 2006
Bothrophthalmus brunneus — PAUWELS & VENDE WEGHE 2008
Bothrophthalmus brunneus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 114 
DistributionGabon, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Congo (Brazzaville)

Type locality: Bioko; "Fernando Po" [= Equatorial Guinea].  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: BMNH 1946.1.14.1, female 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1994 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentThe status of brunneus is still controversial (GOSSMANN et al. 2002, HUGHES 2000).

Distribution: For a map with localities in Equatorial Guinea see SÁNCHEZ-VIALAS et al. 2022. 
EtymologyNamed after Latin brunneus = brown. 
References
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  • Bogert,C.M. 1940. Herpetological results of the Vernay Angola Expedition. I. Snakes, including an arrangement of the African Colubridae. Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 77: 1-107 - get paper here
  • Boulenger, G. A. 1897. A list of reptiles and batrachians from the Congo Free State, with the description of two new snakes. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 19: 276-281 - get paper here
  • Boulenger, G.A. 1893. Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) I. London (Taylor & Francis), 448 pp. - get paper here
  • Branch, W.R. & Rödel, M.-O. 2003. Herpetological survey of the Haute Dodo and Cavally forests, western ivory Coast, Part II: Trapping, results and reptiles. Salamandra 39 (1): 21-38 - get paper here
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  • Chirio, L. & Lebreton, M. 2007. Atlas des reptiles du Cameroun. MNHN, IRD, Paris 688 pp.
  • Fischer, J. G. 1886. Herpetologische Notizen. Abh. Geb. Naturw. Hamb. 9: 51-67 (1-19) - get paper here
  • Gossmann, V.; Lötters, S.; Obame, F. & Böhme, W. 2002. Zur Herpetofauna Gabuns. Teil II: Kommentierte Artenliste der gefundenen Reptilien, Bemerkungen zur Artenvielfalt. Herpetofauna 24 (136): 19-33 - get paper here
  • Günther. A. 1863. Third account of new species of snakes in the collection of the British Museum. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (3) 12: 348 - 365 - get paper here
  • Hughes, B. 1983. African snake faunas. Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 34: 311-356 - get paper here
  • Hughes, B. 2000. The African snake Bothrophthalmus lineatus (PETERS 1863). Herpetological Bulletin (74): 28-29
  • Jan, G. 1863. Elenco Sistematico degli Ofidi descriti e disegnati per l'Iconografia Generale. Milano, A. Lombardi. vii + 143 pp. - get paper here
  • Knoepffler, L.-P. 1966. Faune de Gabon (amphibiens et reptiles), I. Ophidiens de l’Ogooué-Ivindo et du Woleu N’tem. Biologia Gabonica II (1): 3-23
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