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This genus is named after the Bamana people from Senegal to northern Ghana and the Greek word ophis, i.e. snake.(From Schatti and Trape 2008)
Bamanophis gen. n. is a monotypic colubrine genus from the Sahel to Guinea Savanna.It is well defined by external morphology, osteology and hemipenis features. B. dorri (Lataste) shows a variety of scale and skull character states unknown in Afrotropical, Palaearctic, and Saharo-Sindian racers and related genera.Noteworthy are differences in midbody dorsal scale row number frequencies, in midbody dorsal scale row number frequencies between males and females and significant sexual dimorphism of ventral counts in Senegal.
(From Schatti and Trape, 2008)
Bamanophis is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae. The genus contains the sole species Bamanophis dorri, which is native to West Africa.[2]
The specific name, dorri, is in honor of French military officer Emile Dorr (1857–1907), who collected the holotype.[3]
B. dorri is found in northern Benin, Burkina Faso, northern Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, and northern Togo.[2]
The preferred natural habitat of B. dorri is rocky areas in savanna.[1]
Dorsally, B. dorri is gray or reddish, with a series of X-shaped dark spots.[4] Ventrally, it is yellowish white.[5] Adults may attain a total length (including tail) of 73.5 cm (28.9 in).[4][5]
Bamanophis is a genus of snake in the family Colubridae. The genus contains the sole species Bamanophis dorri, which is native to West Africa.
Perekonda Bamanophis klassifitseeritakse roomajate andmebaasis üks maoliik[1]:
Need maod on levinud Beninis, Burkina Fasos, Ghanas, Malil, Mauritaanias, Togos, Senegalis ja võimalik et ka Nigeerias ja Nigeris.
Selles artiklis on kasutatud prantsuskeelset artiklit fr:Bamanophis dorri seisuga 23.12.2013.
