Bamanophis

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]

Bamanophis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Genus:	Bamanophis Schätti & J.-F. Trape, 2008[2]
Species:	B. dorri
Binomial name
Bamanophis dorri (Lataste, 1888)
Synonyms[2]
Periops dorri Lataste, 1888 Zamenis dorri — Boulenger, 1893 Coluber dorri — Dekeyser & Villiers, 1954 Eremiophis dorri — Welch, 1983 Haemorrhois dorri — Mierte, 1992 Bamanophis dorri — Schätti & J.–F. Trape

Etymology

The specific name, dorri, is in honor of French military officer Emile Dorr (1857–1907), who collected the holotype.^[3]

Geographic range

B. dorri is found in northern Benin, Burkina Faso, northern Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, and northern Togo.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of B. dorri is rocky areas in savanna.^[1]

Description

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]

Reproduction

B. dorri is oviparous.^[2]