Dipsadoboa weileri (Lindholm, 1905)

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Dipsadophidium weileri Lindholm, 1905: 186 . Type locality: “Umgegend von Bibundi (Kamerun)”, vicinity of Bibundi, Cameroon.

Dipsadoboa isolepis Boulenger, 1907: 325 . Type locality: “Efulen”, Cameroon.

Dipsadoboa weileri (Lindholm, 1905): Müller 1910: 607.

Distribution. This species extends from Guinea to Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Republic of Congo. In Equatorial Guinea it has been recorded from Río Muni at Benito River (Boulenger 1900; Rasmussen 1993) (Map 20B).

Comments. Rasmussen (1993) provided a detailed account of this species. This species has been confused with D. unicolor; the record of D. unicolor from Benito River by Boulenger (1900) was reidentifyied as D. weileri (Rasmussen, 1993) .

Specimens examined. Six specimens. Río Muni: Miboman (road to Niefang), 29 March 1984 (EBD 20946) ; Miboman (30 km from Niefang), 01 February 1987 (EBD 25056) ; Miboman, April 1988 (EBD 27750) , December 1987 (EBD 27751), without date (EBD 25065); San Joaquín de Ndyiacom (road from Bata to Ayamiken), 20 May 1987 (EBD 25057) .