Pseudohaje goldii (Boulenger, 1895)

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Naia goldii Boulenger, 1895: 34 . Type locality: “near Asaba”, vicinity of Asaba, Nigeria.

Naia yakomae Mocquard, 1895 (1896): 233. Type locality: “Yakoma-Abiras”.

Naja goldii (Boulenger, 1895): Schmidt 1923: 130.

Pseudohaje goldii (Boulenger, 1895): Bogert 1942: 4.

Distribution. It extends from Ivory Coast to Kenya and southward to northern Angola.In Equatorial Guinea it has been recorded in Bioko at Moka Lake (Mertens 1941), Ureca, Moka, and between Moka and San Carlos (Mertens 1964a), and in Río Muni at Benito River (Boulenger 1900) and Monte Alén National Park (Lasso et al. 2002) (Map 30B).

Comments. Pseudohaje goldii occurs across a wide elevational gradient, being one of the reptile species that inhabits from sea level to high altitude environments such as the surroundings of Moka Lake at 1800 m above sea level (Mertens 1964a).

Specimens examined. Four specimens. Río Muni: San Joaquín de Ndyiacom (road from Bata to Ayamiken), 03 February 1987 (EBD 25004) ; Miboman (road of Bata) 04 March 1986 (EBD 20805) ; Miboman (road to Niefang), 29 March 1986 (EBD 20803) , 08 July 1986 (EBD 20806) .