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species Leoparreysia tavoyensis (Gould, 1843): specimens
9 available nominal species synonyms (18 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Parreysia (s.s.) tavoyensis — Graf & Cummings (2007)
Parreysia (s.s.) bhamoensis — Graf & Cummings (2007)
Parreysia (s.s.) mandelayensis — Graf & Cummings (2007)
Parreysia (s.s.) feae — Graf & Cummings (2007)
Parreysia (s.s.) houngdaranica [sic] — Graf & Cummings (2007)
Parreysia (s.s.) choprae — Graf & Cummings (2007)
Parreysia tavoyensis — Bogan (2010), IUCN (2010), Whelan et al. (2011), Graf et al. (2014), Pfeiffer & Graf (2015), Ng et al. (2016), Bolotov et al. (2017), Konopleva et al. (2017), Zieritz et al. (2018), Ortiz-Sepulveda et al. (2020)
Parreysia bhamoensis — Bogan (2010), IUCN (2010), Zieritz et al. (2018)
Parreysia mandelayensis — Bogan (2010), IUCN (2010), Whelan et al. (2011), Lopes-Lima et al. (2017), Araujo et al. (2017), Zieritz et al. (2018)
Parreysia feae — Bogan (2010), IUCN (2010), Zieritz et al. (2018)
Parreysia houngdaranica [sic] — Bogan (2010)
Parreysia choprae — Bogan (2010), IUCN (2010)
Coelatura kunenensis — Graf & Cummings (2011)
Leoparreysia tavoyensis — Bolotov et al. (2017), Bolotov et al. (2018), Pfeiffer et al. (2018), Huang et al. (2019), Bolotov et al. (2019), ... Bolotov et al. (2022), Bolotov et al. (2022), Bolotov et al. (2022), Konopleva et al. (2023), Bolotov et al. (2024)
Leoparreysia bhamoensis — Bolotov et al. (2017), Pfeiffer et al. (2018), Huang et al. (2019), Pfeiffer et al. (2019), Lopes-Lima et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Leoparreysia feae — Bolotov et al. (2017), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Leoparreysia houngdarauica — Bolotov et al. (2017), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Leoparreysia choprae — Bolotov et al. (2017), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Parreysia houngdarauica — Zieritz et al. (2018)
Parreysia corrugata — Bieler (2021)

Range

Mandalay to Tavoy, Myanmar.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

species map

NCSM_44483 Asia, Irrawaddy Basin, Myanmar, Mandalay, Ayeyarwaddy River [Irrawaddy River], at village of Naza Zo, across river from Myinmu township, [1.00 air mile SSE center Myinmu]. 21.91249° N, 95.58346° E	NCSM_44483 Asia, Irrawaddy Basin, Myanmar, Mandalay, Ayeyarwaddy River [Irrawaddy River], at village of Naza Zo, across river from Myinmu township, [1.00 air mile SSE center Myinmu]. 21.91249° N, 95.58346° E	NCSM_44278 Asia, Salween Basin, Thailand, n/k [Origin unknown]
MCZ_17044 East Indies	BMNH_459-06-1-1 Karli Tank, Deccan	SMF_168224 Madura [Madurai], S-Indian [Indien Tamil Nadu: Madura]
SMF_13203 Ost Indien

India

UMMZ_110301_02 Dukhur, Bombay, India	UMMZ_110305 Dukhur, Bombay, India	UMMZ_110302_01 India
UMMZ_110309 India	USNM_84072 tanks of Bombay, India

Myanmar

UA_20726 Ayeryarwaddy River, 1/2 mi SE Nyang-U, large sandbar, Mandalay Division, Burma. 21.2066, 94.90617	UA_20726 Ayeryarwaddy River, 1/2 mi SE Nyang-U, large sandbar, Mandalay Division, Burma. 21.2066, 94.90617	UMMZ_304640 Ayeryarwaddy River, 1/2 mi SE Nyang-U, large sandbar, Mandalay Division, Burma. 21.2066, 94.90617
CAS_180860 Ayeryarwaddy River, 3 mi SW Pakkoku, Magway Division. 21.2963, 95.01982	UA_20722 Ayeryarwaddy River, across from Myint Gyant village.., Mandalay Division, Burma. 21.47327, 95.2973	CAS_180798 Ayeryarwaddy River, confluence Chindwin, SE corner.., Magway Division, Burma. 21.49844, 95.26631
UA_20724 Ayeryarwaddy River, confluence Chindwin, SE corner.., Magway Division, Burma. 21.49844, 95.26631	UA_20725 Ayeryarwaddy River, confluence Chindwin, SE corner.., Magway Division, Burma. 21.49844, 95.26631	UA_20725 Ayeryarwaddy River, confluence Chindwin, SE corner.., Magway Division, Burma. 21.49844, 95.26631
CAS_180847 Ayeryarwaddy River, just N Ywapale village, Sagaing Division, Burma. 21.67209, 95.36214	CAS_180846 Ayeryarwaddy River, mud bank on E side of river, Mandalay Division, Burma. 21.48187, 95.30501	CAS_180849 Ayeryarwaddy River, mud bank on E side of river, Mandalay Division, Burma. 21.48187, 95.30501
UA_20723 Ayeryarwaddy River, mud bank on E side of river, Mandalay Division, Burma. 21.48187, 95.30501	BMNH_MP_D149 Bhamo	BMNH_MP_D375 Bhamo
BMNH_88-12-4-1672 Bhamo, Burmah	MNHN_MP_3038 Birmans	ANSP_125597 Burma
UF_93211 Burma	UMMZ_110304_01 Burma	UMMZ_110306_01 Burma
CAS_180813 BURMA [UNION OF MYANMAR]: Ayeyarwady River: Mandalay Division: E bank of river at Sin Test township 21.91249, 95.58346	CAS_180844 BURMA [UNION OF MYANMAR]: Ayeyarwady River: Mandalay Division: E bank of river at Sin Test township 21.91249, 95.58346	CAS_180812 BURMA [UNION OF MYANMAR]: Ayeyarwady River: Sagaing Division: across braided channel from Sin Ywa village 22.02174, 96.03226
ANSP_125814 Burmah	ANSP_125815 Burmah	ANSP_41773 Burmah
FMNH_11591 Burmah	UMMZ_22855 Burmah	USNM_17384_02 Burmah
USNM_17389 Burmah	USNM_40854 Burmah	USNM_84071 Burmah
USNM_84083 Burmah	SMF_13191 Chindwin Fl. Ob. Birmah	ANSP_187190 Irrawadi River, Pakkoku, Burma
ANSP_187190 Irrawadi River, Pakkoku, Burma	BMNH_1888-12-4-2018 Mandalay	BMNH_2424-03-7-1 Mandalay
USNM_127035 Mandalay, Birmah	UMMZ_110298 Mandalay, Burma	UMMZ_110508 Mandalay, Burma
MNHN_MP_3033 Meetan, Houngdarau River, Birmanie	MNHN_MP_3034 Meetan, Houngdarau River, Birmanie	MNHN_MP_3035 Meetan, Houngdarau River, Birmanie
MNHN_MP_3039 Meetan, Houngdarau River, Birmanie	MNHN_MP_3041 Meetan, Houngdarau River, Birmanie	AMNH_29109 Newville [Tavoy], Burma, Asia
BMNH_2445-03-7-1 Pegu	BMNH_88-12-4-1670-1671 Pegu	BMNH_MP_D211 Pegu
UMMZ_110299 Pegu, Burma	MCZ_169389 Tavoy, British Burmah	UMMZ_110307_01 Tavoy, Burma
USNM_611829 Tavoy, Burmah	BMNH_MP_D134 Tavoy, Pegu	BMNH_MP_D196 Tenasserim
BMNH_MP_D207 Tenasserim	BMNH_MP_D209 Tenasserim	BMNH_MP_D210 Tenasserim
BMNH_MP_D212 Tenasserim	BMNH_MP_D213 Tenasserim	BMNH_MP_D216 Tenasserim
BMNH_MP_D217 Tenasserim	BMNH_MP_D225 Tenasserim	BMNH_88-12-4-1669 Tenasserim, Burma
UMMZ_110503 Tenasserim, Burma	BMNH_2410-03-7-1 Tenasserim, near Moulmein [Mawlamyine]	BMNH_2411-03-7-1 Tenasserim, near Moulmein [Mawlamyine]
BMNH_2412-03-7-1 Tenasserim, near Moulmein [Mawlamyine]	BMNH_MP_D182 Tennaserim	BMNH_MP_D208 Tonghu, Burmah
BMNH_99-6-21-33-37 Yenangyoung

BMNH_1965184. Burma

FMNH_11592. Irawaddi [Irrawaddy] near Kyoukniyoung, Burma

BMNH_1888-12-4-2019. Mandalay

BMNH_1907-12-30-49. Mandalay

unknown

FMNH_70917 [no locality available - Asia]	UMMZ_110300 [no locality available - Asia]	UMMZ_110301_01 [no locality available - Asia]
UMMZ_110303_01 [no locality available - Asia]

Zambia

UMMZ_110035
Mongyu Sealu, Burma [Mongu-Lealui; from original label]

Georeferenced Genbank Vouchers

Myanmar

UMMZ_304640. (16S: KP795043, 28S: JN243877, COI: JN243901, go to Genbank) Ayeryarwaddy River, 1/2 mi SE Nyang-U, large sandbar, Mandalay Division, Burma. 21.2066, 94.90617.

UA_20722. (28S: JN243876, COI: JN243900, go to Genbank) Ayeryarwaddy River, across from Myint Gyant village.., Mandalay Division, Burma. 21.47327, 95.2973.

RMBH_biv_266_4. (16S: MF352343, 28S: MF352400, COI: MF352280, go to Genbank) Myanmar: Ayeyarwady Basin, Lake Myaung.

RMBH_biv_266_5. (16S: MF352344, 28S: MF352401, COI: MF352281, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_266_6. (16S: MF352345, 28S: MF352402, COI: MF352282, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_447_1. (COI: OL597863, go to Genbank) Myanmar: Ayeyarwady River near Mandalay city.

RMBH_biv_447_2. (COI: OL597864, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_425_1. (COI: OL597861, go to Genbank) Myanmar: Ayeyarwady River near Tha Phan Kone village.

RMBH_biv_425_3. (28S: OL598416, COI: OL597862, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_362_1. (28S: MK372499, COI: MK372423, go to Genbank) Myanmar: Haungthayaw River.

RMBH_biv_362_2. (COI: MK372424, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_362_3. (COI: MK372425, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_367_1. (COI: OL597858, go to Genbank) Myanmar: Salween Basin, Mizan Stream.

RMBH_biv_367_2. (28S: OL598415, COI: OL597859, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_367_3. (COI: OL597860, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_646_2. (COI: OL597871, go to Genbank) Myanmar: Tanintharyi Basin, Nga Wun River.

RMBH_biv_634_1. (16S: OL598381, 28S: OL598417, COI: OL597865, go to Genbank) Myanmar: Tanintharyi River.

RMBH_biv_634_2. (16S: OL598382, 28S: OL598418, COI: OL597866, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_634_3. (16S: OL598383, 28S: OL598419, COI: OL597867, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_635_1. (COI: OL597868, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_635_2. (COI: OL597869, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_635_3. (COI: OL597870, go to Genbank) ditto.

RMBH_biv_149. (16S: KX230554, 28S: KX230565, COI: KX230543, go to Genbank) Myanmar: Tavoy River.