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Heuglin, 1864: 12
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and
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considered
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<emphasis id="B954EA8398175A15D9F0FA5DD617FA0F" box="[913,1026,1494,1519]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">E. anurus</emphasis>
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to be a synonym of
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<emphasis id="B954EA8398175A15DE91FA5DD765FA0F" box="[1264,1392,1493,1519]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">E. labiatus</emphasis>
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.
<bibRefCitation id="EFB14B6098175A15DADCFA72D3D0F9F3" author="Bergmans" box="[189,453,1529,1555]" firstAuthor="Bergmans" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" pagination="11 - 90" refId="ref257500" refString="Bergmans W. 1997. Taxonomy and biogeography of African fruit bats (Mammalia, Megachiroptera). 5. The genera Lissonycteris Andersen, 1913, Myonycteris Matschie, 1899 and Megaloglossus Pagenstecher, 1885; General remarks and conclusions; annex: Key to all species. Beaufortia 47 (2): 11 - 90. Available from http: // www. repository. naturalis. nl / document / 548609 [accessed 29 Nov. 2017]." type="journal article" year="1997">Bergmans (1997: 72)</bibRefCitation>
, however, pointed out that some of the
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specimens identified by
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might be erroneously assigned to this species, and that their material included multiple species (e.g.,
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Bergmans &amp; Van Strien, 2004
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).
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also
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, who indicated that even more species might be present.
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The distribution map indicates that
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and in
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, but also that there are some records from the more central parts of the
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. Specimen RMCA 31127 from Léopoldville (= Kinshasa) probably needs reinvestigation. However, the SDM map indicates that other
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specimens have been found in
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,
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, which might suggest that this species might also occur in the western part of the
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.
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