Synopsis of the terrestrial Reptiles of Equatorial Guinea
Author
Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto
Author
Calvo-Revuelta, Marta
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Author
Riva, Ignacio De La
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albertosv@mncn.csic.es
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Zootaxa
2022
2022-11-03
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Cyclanorbis elegans
(
Gray, 1869
)
Baikiea elegans
Gray, 1869: 222
. Type locality: “Africa”. Restricted by
lectotype
designation at “
Niger
River drainage in west Africa” by
Webb (1975)
.
Cyclanorbis elegans
(
Gray, 1869
)
:
Boulenger 1889: 272
.
Cyclanorbis oligotylus
Siebenrock, 1902: 465
.
Type
locality: “
Ägypten
”.
Distribution
. It has a wide but patchy distribution and is currently known from
Ghana
,
Togo
,
Nigeria
,
Cameroon
,
Chad
,
Central African Republic
,
Sudan
,
South Sudan
and
Ethiopia
(
Mazuch
et al.
2016
;
Rhodin
et al.
2017
). The presence of this species in
Equatorial Guinea
has been overlooked (
Map 3A
).
Comments.
The examined specimen (EBD 31388) stands out by its large size, exhibiting a carapace length of
51 cm
. There are no previous records of this genus in
Equatorial Guinea
(
Mazuch
et al.
2016
;
Rhodin
et al.
2017
). This newly recorded population of
C. elegans
in Río Campo (North of
Río Muni
) represents the southernmost record for the genus. The label of the examined specimen indicates that it contained in its stomach dates of nipa palm (
Nypa fruticans
) with unidentified crabs, snails, and mud.
Specimens examined.
One
specimen.
Río Muni
:
Yengüe
,
Ntem River
,
21 February 1988
(
EBD
31388)
.