Institut de recherche pour le développement, UMR CoRéUs, Nouméa, New Caledonia.
C R Biol. 2012 Jul;335(7):488-501. doi: 10.1016/j.crvi.2012.05.001. Epub 2012 Jun 26.
Six colour phases are currently known in the genus Dasypeltis in West Africa, three in the D. scabra complex and three in the D. fasciata complex. Molecular phylogenetic analysis reveals that all correspond to distinct species. D. parascabra sp. nov. is described from wet savannah areas of Guinea and Ivory Coast. D. latericia is given full specific rank. The validity of D. sahelensis, D. gansi and D. confusa - three species recently described on the basis of colour pattern and biogeography - is confirmed. D. fasciata is confined to rain forest areas of West and Central Africa. D. scabra is absent from West Africa.
目前在西非的 Dasypeltis 属中已知有六个颜色阶段，三个在 D. scabra 复合体中，三个在 D. fasciata 复合体中。分子系统发育分析表明，它们都对应于不同的物种。来自几内亚和象牙海岸的湿热带稀树草原地区的 D. parascabra sp. nov. 被描述为一个新物种。D. latericia 被赋予了完整的特有种地位。最近基于颜色模式和生物地理学描述的三个物种，即 D. sahelensis、D. gansi 和 D. confusa 的有效性得到了确认。D. fasciata 仅限于西非和中非的雨林地区。D. scabra 不在西非。
