Hormonotus modestus (Duméril, Bibron, and Duméril, 1854)

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Lamprophis modestus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854: 429 . Type locality: “côte de Guinée ”. Restricted to Dabocrom, Ghana fide Hughes & Barry (1969).

Hormonotus audax Hallowell, 1857: 56 . Type locality: “Gaboon, west coast of Africa”.

Heterolepis glaber Jan, 1863: 98 . Type locality: “ Costa d’oro … Boutry, Africa occid.”.

Boodon vossii Fischer, 1888: 3 . Type locality: “ Kamerun ”.

Hormonotus modestus (Duméril, Bibron, and Duméril, 1854): Boulenger 1893: 343.

Distribution. This species extends from Guinea in West Africa to Uganda in East Africa. In Equatorial Guinea it has been recorded in Bioko (Boulenger 1893) at Natividad (Hacienda Natividad) (Bocage 1895 a, 1903; Mertens 1964a) and in Río Muni at Monte Mitra within Monte Alén National Park (Gonwouo & Nsang 2005) (Map 33A).

Comments. Hormonotus is a monotypic genus with not well-known phylogenetic affinities (Zaher et al. 2019).

Specimens examined. Five specimens. Río Muni: Miboman, 30 km from Bata, 14 October 1985 (EBD 20932) ; San Joaquín de Ndyiacom (road from Bata to Ayamiken), February 1987 (EBD 24956–24957) ; San Joaquín de Ndyiacom, 01 August 1986 (EBD 24955) ; Aconibe, 07 July 1987 (EBD 27512) .