Boaedon mendesi • Taxonomic Revision of the Jita Snakes (Serpentes: Lamprophiidae: Boaedon) from São Tomé and Príncipe (Gulf of Guinea), with the Description of A New Species

The taxonomic status of the São Tomé and Príncipe islands ‘Cobras Jitas’, genus Boaedon, has been a subject of confusion. Historically, these island populations have been referred to as part of either the Boaedon fuliginosus species complex or Boaedon capensis species complex, two of the most taxonomically challenging groups of African snakes, or considered a distinct taxonomic entity, B. bedriagae. Leer más.