Lycophidion jacksoni BOULENGER, 1893
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Lycophidion jacksoni
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| Higher Taxa | Lamprophiidae, Colubroidea, Caenophidia, Alethinophidia, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | Lycophidion jacksoni jacksoni BOULENGER 1893 Lycophidion jacksoni occidentale TRAPE 2021 |
| Common Names | E: Western Jackson’s Wolf Snake E: Western Jackson's Wolf Snake [occidentale] |
| Synonym | Lycophidion 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) |
| Distribution | S 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).” |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Syntypes: 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] |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis (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). Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 3277 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Subspecies: see also Lycophidion capense. Synonymy: see also Lycophidion capense. Map: Laurent 1968: 482, Broadley 1996 (including subspecies), Trape 2021: Fig. 1. |
| Etymology | Apparently after the collector of the type, F.J. Jackson (Esq.) L. j. occidentale was named after 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. |
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