Dipsadoboa underwoodi Rasmussen, 1993

Figure 17A

Dipsadoboa underwoodi Rasmussen, 1993: 169 . Type locality: “Mukonjefarm, Mundame (04º35´N, 09º31´E), Cameroon ”.

Distribution. It extends from Guinea to Republic of the Congo, south to Gabon. There are no previous published records for Equatorial Guinea (Map 19B).

Comments. The specimen MNCN 22554 recorded as Dipsadoboa sp. by Pérez del Val (2001) is herein confidently identified as D. underwoodi . It represents the first record of this species for Equatorial Guinea (at Elobey Island). Rasmussen (1993) described and provided a detailed account of this species. The specimen MNCN 22554 lacks a great portion of the tail and has 193 ventrals and single subcaudals.

Specimens examined. One specimen. Island of Elobey, 1885 (MNCN 22554).