The reptiles (Testudines, Squamata, Crocodylia) of the forested southeast of the Republic of Guinea (Guinee forestiere),with a country-wide checklist

摘要

During several herpetological surveys in the forested southeast of the Republic of Guinea (Guinee Forestiere) we recorded 64 species of reptiles (two chelonian, 16 lizard and 45 snake species as well as one crocodile species. They are presented in a commented list with documentation of the respective voucher material and with taxonomic and/or ecological information. Our record of the softshell turtle Trionyx triunguis is the second one for Guinea and the first for Guinee Forestiere, the forest-dwelling gecko Cnemaspis occidentalis and the lacertid lizard Holaspis guentheri are likewise the respective second Guinean record of these species. The Forest Nile Monitor Vdranus ornatus is documented for the first time in Guinea. The ground boa Calabaria reinhardtii is again the second country record but the only voucher specimen available for study. Moreover, we present a country-wide checklist of the reptiles of the Republic of Guinea combining literature records with our own material. It documents the occurrence of 128 reptilian species (seven chelonian, 30 lizard, 88 snake and three crocodile species). Remarkable are photographic records of a probably new, undescribed gecko species of the genus Hemidactylus. The skink Trachylepis keroanensis, formerlya synonym of T. perroteti, proved to be a distinct species belonging to the T. buettneri/sudanensis group. Finally, we provide a list of fishes found in Ziama Forest partly recovered from the stomachs of natricid snakes.