. Bonn zoological bulletin. Zoology. Reptiles from southern Benin,West Africa, with the description of a new Hemidactylus 41. Fig. 14. Mochlus guineensis, from Cotonou (above) and Lama Forest (Noyeau central) (below). Photo: P. Wagner invariably to escape upwards. They were mainly active be- tween and , at air temperatures of31-32°C. Half of the Lama Forest sample has a distinctly striped colour pattern with a conspicuous, white sublabial stripe running along the lower flank towards the tail, while the other half lacks this stripe. Trachylepis perroteti (Dumeril & Bibron, 1839
. Bonn zoological bulletin. Zoology. Reptiles from southern Benin,West Africa, with the description of a new Hemidactylus 41. Fig. 14. Mochlus guineensis, from Cotonou (above) and Lama Forest (Noyeau central) (below). Photo: P. Wagner invariably to escape upwards. They were mainly active be- tween and , at air temperatures of31-32°C. Half of the Lama Forest sample has a distinctly striped colour pattern with a conspicuous, white sublabial stripe running along the lower flank towards the tail, while the other half lacks this stripe. Trachylepis perroteti (Dumeril & Bibron, 1839) Material examined. ZFMK 41998-999 (2 males), Godomey near Cotonou, coll. by W. Schroder, August/Septeber 1984. Remarks. According to Mausfeld-Lafdhyia et al. (2004) and Chirio & LeBreton (2007), T. perroteti consists of at least two distinct species which require further study (see also Stoll 2008). But because the true T. perroteti () is the more southernly distributed from of the two cryp- tic siblings in Cameroon, the two males from near Coto- nou are most likely belonging to this latter species. Whether this is also true for the North Beninian popula- tions (see the country checklist below) remains to be stud- ied. Lacertidae Holaspis guentheri Gray, 1863 Material examined. ZFMK 77071, Foret de Lama (teak plantation), coll. by K. Ullenbruch, 26 June 2002. Remarks. The only voucher specimen was obtained from an arthropod trap (trunk eclector) fixed on a dead teak tree (Tectona grandis) within an old teak plantation bordering the primary forest of Foret de Lama. This little lacertid Bonn zoological Bulletin 57 (1): 31-54 with the ability of gliding flight has not been recorded so far from Benin, thus representing the first country record. Varanidae Varanus exanthematicus (Bosc, 1792) Material examined. ZFMK 77004-005, near Didja, coll. by local hunter, 1 May 2002. Remarks. Both specimens were obtained from a local hunter at Abomey who certified their origin as be
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