Afronatrix anoscopus (Cope, 1861)

Tropidonotus anoscopus Cope, 1861c: 299 . Type locality: “ Cuba ” in error fide Loveridge (1941); corrected to Liberia (Loveridge 1941).

Tropidonotus ferox Günther, 1863: 355 . Type locality: “ Fernando Po ”, Bioko .

Natrix anoscopus (Cope, 1861): Cope 1892b: 673.

Helicops gendrii Boulenger, 1910: 512 . Type locality: “ Labé, French Guinea ”.

Natrix firestonei Taylor & Weyer, 1958: 1210 . Type locality: Liberia.

Afronatrix anoscopus (Cope, 1861): Rossman & Eberle 1977: 42.

Distribution. This species ranges from Senegal to Cameroon. In Equatorial Guinea it has been recorded in Bioko (Günther 1863a; Boulenger 1893; Bocage 1903) (Map 25C).

Comments. There are no precise localities for this species in Equatorial Guinea. The genus Afronatrix is sister to the clade comprising Hydraethiops Günther, 1872 and Helophis Witte & Laurent, 1942 (Deepak et al. 2021).

Specimens examined. No specimens have been found in the examined collections.