Grayia ornata (Bocage, 1866)

Figure 22C

Macrophis ornatus Bocage, 1866b: 47 . Type locality: “ Duque de Bragança dans l`interior? d`Angola”, Calandula, Angola.

Grayia ornata (Bocage, 1866): Bocage 1895: 104.

Distribution. This species ranges from Cameroon to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Central African Republic, extending southward to Angola (Chippaux & Jackson 2019; Marques et al. 2018). In Equatorial Guinea it has been recorded in Río Muni at Benito River (Boulenger, 1909) and Monte Alén National Park (Pauwels et al. 2000, Lasso et al. 2002) (Map 25A).

Comments. A freshwater piscivorous species recorded in the streams of Monte Alén (Lasso et al. 2002). Pauwels et al. (2000) reported the fish Parauchenoglanis Boulenger, 1911 in the stomach of a young male specimen from Monte Alén, currently housed in the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, and labelled as MNHN 1995.9386.

Specimens examined. Seven specimens. Río Muni: San Joaquín de Ndyiacom (road from Bata to Ayamiken), 01 August 1987 (EBD 25060–25061) , 20 April 1987 (EBD 25062), 03 February 1987 (EBD 24950); road from San Joaquín de Ndyiacom to Ayamiken, 27 July 1987 (EBD 27510) ; Río Ñe, road from Evinayong to Aconibe, 08 May 1987 (EBD 24948) ; Miboman, road to Niefang, 29 March 1986 (EBD 20938) .