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species Aspatharia chaiziana (Rang, 1835): specimens
5 available nominal species synonyms (12 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Aspatharia chaiziana — Graf & Cummings (2007), Graf & Cummings (2007), Van Damme & Van Bocxlaer (2009), IUCN (2010), Bogan (2010), Van Damme et al. (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Aspatharia tawaii — Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010)

Range

From the Senegal to the Lake Chad Basin, including the Niger River in western Africa and the Nile.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

species map

Cameroon

MNHN_MP_0326
El Beid (N. Cameroon)

Central African Republic

MNHN_MP_2
Bougouman, Bas Chari

MNHN_MP_0199
Le Mamoun pays de Senoussi

MNHN_MP_0352. Bougouman, su de les bords du fleive Oubangui-Chari

Chad

MNHN_MP_0470 bords du Chari, Tchad	UMMZ_248791 Chiara River, sand bars at N’Djamena, Republic of Chad	UMMZ_248791 Chiara River, sand bars at N’Djamena, Republic of Chad
MNHN_MP_0343 Delta du Chari	SMF_12240 Fort Archembault	SMF_12240B Fort Archembault, am Schari, Fr. Kongo
MRAC_798075 Lac Tchad	MNHN_MP_0331 Le Chari	MNHN_MP_0341 le Logone 120 km amont de Bougor
MRAC_799007 Nigeria: Lac Tchad

Egypt

ZMB_1665A
Aegypten

USNM_86470
Egypt

MCZ_154493
Nile River, Egypt

Mali

MNHN_MP_0478 Diafarabe (Afrique Occi)	MNHN_MP_0511 Diafarabe, Afrique	MNHN_MP_0503 Entre Bomba et Tombouctou, Niger
MNHN_MP_0337 Gao, Niger	MNHN_MP_0329 Rapides du Bafing	FMNH_293186 River Bani, Mali

Niger

MNHN_MP_0334
Begra bords du Komadougou, Bornou

MNHN_MP_0321
Gourao (Niger)

Senegal

SMF_12229B A.d. Senegal	UMMZ_111917 Gorée, Senegal, Africa	MNHN_MP_0336 Marigot de Babagaih [Senegal]
MNHN_MP_0507 Marigot de Taway	MNHN_MP_0508 Marigot de Taway, Senegal	ANSP_41813 Senegal
ANSP_41813 Senegal	BMNH_40-2-22-22 Senegal	BMNH_57-2-16-3 Senegal
IRSNB_MP_0289 Senegal	IRSNB_MP_0662 Senegal	IRSNB_MP_0676 Senegal
IRSNB_MP_0725 Senegal	MCZ_MP.224 Senegal	MCZ_MP.231 Senegal
MNHN_MP_0217 Senegal	MNHN_MP_0217 Senegal	MNHN_MP_0335 Senegal
MNHN_MP_0509 Senegal	MRAC_57510 Senegal	SMF_12243 Senegal
SMF_12245 Senegal	ZMB_21840 Senegal	DMNH_173142 Senegal E. Africa
SMF_12239 Senegal, bei St. Louis	UMMZ_111925 Senegal, West Africa	IRSNB_MP_0414 Senegal...
SMF_12244 Senegambia

Sierra Leone

MRAC_57515
Sierra Leon

Sudan

BMNH_1923-6-8-882-884 Ad-Duwem, S. Sudan	BMNH_1923-6-8-888-889 Ad-Duwem, S. Sudan	MCZ_88901 Chel River, near Nyamlel, Equatoria, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
IRSNB_MP_0300 Fachoda	UMMZ_111961 Fachoda, Anglo Egyptian Sudan	BMNH_1923-6-8-881 Kodok, Fashoda, S Sudan
IRSNB_MP_0292 Kordofan	IRSNB_MP_0292 Kordofan	ZMB_68783 Kordofan
ZMB_MP_0037 Kordofan	MCZ_154121 Kordofan, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan	BMNH_1923-6-8-898 Koste, S Sudan
BMNH_1923-6-8-900-901 Lake Shambe, S. Sudan	BMNH_1923-6-8-909-911 Lake Shambe, S. Sudan	BMNH_1923-6-8-902 near Mogran, S. Sudan
BMNH_1923-6-8-903 S of Melut, S Sudan	MRAC_57509 S. Soudan: El Duim	ZMB_48774 Sennar
UMMZ_248926 Swampy area N of Kosti Bridge, White Nile River, Sudan	UMMZ_248924 Swampy bank of White Nile N of Kosti, Sudan & across from Aba Is.	UMMZ_248927 Swampy bank of White Nile N of Kosti, Sudan & across from Aba Is.
BMNH_1923-6-8-890-891 Tawila, S. Sudan	BMNH_65-1-3-10 Victoria Nyanza or Nile above 14° N lat.	BMNH_1900-10-24 White Nile
USNM_215187 White Nile, Gordon Tree, above Khartoum	MCZ_289034 White Nile, Khartoum, Sudan

BMNH_1912-6-8-898. Koste, S. Sudan

unknown

ANSP_41814 [no locality available - Africa]	IRSNB_MP_0657 [no locality available - Africa]	SMF_12241 [no locality available - Africa]
SMF_12242 [no locality available - Africa]	ZMB_23863 [no locality available - Africa]	MNHN_MP_0513 [no locality available - West Africa]
MNHN_MP_0338 A.E.F. [French Equatorial Africa]	ANSP_125473 Africa	MRAC_57513 Africa
IRSNB_MP_0663 Lac Albert-Edward	ZMB_MP_0051 Land	MNHN_MP_0514 Le Nil
MNHN_MP_0333 Niger	MNHN_MP_0469_02 Niger	IRSNB_MP_0348 Nil
ZMB_MP_0053 Nil	BMNH_46-7-24-13-14 Nile River	BMNH_46-7-24-20 Nile River
UMMZ_111926 West Africa

ANSP_9057.

UMMZ_111922_01.

UMMZ_46220.

ANSP_125472. [no locality available - Africa]