Non-marine mammals of Togo (West Africa): an annotated checklist
Author
Amori, Giovanni
Author
Segniagbeto, Gabriel Hoinsoude
Author
Decher, Jan
Author
Assou, Delagnon
Author
Gippoliti, Spartaco
Author
Luiselli, Luca
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Zoosystema
2016
2016-06-30
38
2
201
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http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2016n2a3
journal article
10.5252/z2016n2a3
1638-9387
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Manis gigantea
Illiger, 1815
°
HISTORICAL LITERATURE. — Recorded from Asante by
Matschie (1893b)
.
FIG. 17. —
Lepus microtis
Heuglin, 1865
. Photograph: Fabio Petrozzi.
FIG. 18.—
Cercopithecus erythrogaster
Gray,1866
one of the rare primate species of Togo. Photograph: Gabriel Hoinsoudé Segniagbeto.
REMARKS
A voucher from
Togo
but without precise locality of capture, is stored in the ZMB. This species is not present in the country according to
Wilson & Reeder (2005)
and IUCN (2014). Apparently, the only indication that the Giant pangolin might occur in
Togo
are older records mapped by
Grubb
et al.
(1998)
in the
Volta Region
of
Ghana
, near Fazao-Malfakassa National Park in
Togo
. There are also records form Batia near Pendjari National Park in
Benin
(
Sayer & Green 1984
) so it might also still occur in northern
Togo
. The species belong to the subgenus
Smutsia
(Illiger, 1815)
.
Phataginus tricuspis
Rafinesque, 1821
▶
HISTORICAL LITERATURE. — Cited by
Matschie (1893b)
for
Togo
.
VOUCHERS. — Four vouchers were collected at Misahohe and in unprecised localities in southern
Togo
(ZMB).
REMARK
Included in the genus
Phataginus
Rafinesque, 1821
following
Wilson & Reeder (2005)
, and
Gaudin
et al.
(2009)
.