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species Pleiodon ovatus (Swainson, 1823): specimens
12 available nominal species synonyms (19 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Pleiodon ovata — Graf & Cummings (2007), Zieritz et al. (2013)
Mutela ovata — IUCN (2010)
Pleiodon ovatus — Bogan (2010), Graf & Cummings (2011), Graf & Cummings (2021)

Range

Senegal, western Africa.

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

species map

KON_MP_01
Gbanbar (or Gbangbai), Kwelu, Moyamba Dist., Sierra Leone

IRSNB_MP_0422
Thurfroga, Afrique Occ.

Egypt

FMNH_2587
Egypt

UF_270778
Nile River, Alexandria, Egypt

Gabon

IRSNB_MP_0427
Gabon

Gambia

MCZ_30613
Gambia

MNHN_MP_0824
Gambie

USNM_149911
River Gambia, Africa

Guinea

IRSNB_MP_0417 Guinee	MNHN_MP_0820 Guinee	MRAC_91273 Guinee
MNHN_MP_0823 Guinee Francaise	MNHN_MP_0822 Riv. Kili, Fandie (Guinee)	MNHN_MP_0825 Sambailo (Cercle de Gaoual), Guinee

Mali

MNHN_MP_0282
Bafing, affluent du Senegal

Nigeria

MRAC_91272
Northern Nigeria

Senegal

MRAC_91274 “Chenegal”	MNHN_MP_0046 Bakel, Senegal	MNHN_MP_0046 Bakel, Senegal
MNHN_MP_0046 Bakel, Senegal	IRSNB_MP_0433 Casamance	IRSNB_MP_0740 Casamance
IRSNB_MP_0424 Casamance entre Goree et la Gambia	MCZ_184499 Casamance River, near Sedhiou, Casamance	MNHN_MP_0826 Fleuve du Cazamance, Senegal
MNHN_MP_0827 Fleuve du Cazamance, Senegal	MRAC_91269 Ht Senegal	MNHN_MP_0810 Riv. Saloum, Senegal
AMS_127037 Senegal	DMNH_173144 Senegal	IRSNB_MP_0734 Senegal
IRSNB_MP_0735 Senegal	IRSNB_MP_0736 Senegal	IRSNB_MP_0744 Senegal
IRSNB_MP_0745 Senegal	IRSNB_MP_0747 Senegal	IRSNB_MP_0749 Senegal
MCZ_MP.227 Senegal	MCZ_MP.228 Senegal	MNHN_MP_0311 Senegal
MNHN_MP_0311 Senegal	MNHN_MP_0311 Senegal	MNHN_MP_0809 Senegal
MNHN_MP_0817 Senegal	MRAC_91270 Senegal	MRAC_91275 Senegal
SMF_12268 Senegal	USNM_86773 Senegal	USNM_86774 Senegal
USNM_86774 Senegal	ZMB_112984 Senegal	ZMB_111744 Senegal ?
MNHN_MP_0821 Senegal ile de Babagahe	UMMZ_112006 Senegal, West Africa	UMMZ_112006 Senegal, West Africa
ANSP_41824 Senegambia

unknown

AMNH_30891 [no locality available - Africa]	AMNH_30892 [no locality available - Africa]	AMNH_31282 [no locality available - Africa]
AMNH_31283 [no locality available - Africa]	AMNH_31284 [no locality available - Africa]	BMNH_MP_265 [no locality available - Africa]
BMNH_MP_266 [no locality available - Africa]	BMNH_MP_268 [no locality available - Africa]	IRSNB_MP_0420 [no locality available - Africa]
IRSNB_MP_0420 [no locality available - Africa]	IRSNB_MP_0743 [no locality available - Africa]	IRSNB_MP_0750 [no locality available - Africa]
SMF_12265 [no locality available - Africa]	ZMB_109107 [no locality available - Africa]	ZMB_9612 [no locality available - Africa]
ANSP_41888 [no locality available - West Africa]	MCZ_MP.232 [no locality available - West Africa]	MNHN_MP_0828 [no locality available - West Africa]
MNHN_MP_0829 [no locality available - West Africa]	AMS_127038 Africa	ANSP_41823 Africa
BMNH_MP_260 Africa	BMNH_MP_270 Africa	MCZ_MP.233 Africa
SMF_12266 Afrika	ZMB_104903 Afrika	MNHN_MP_0818 Afrique
MNHN_MP_0811 Afrique Centrale	MNHN_MP_0813 Afrique Centrale	BMNH_MP_269 C. Africa
MNHN_MP_0819 Lac de Guer [?]	AMNH_31287 Lake Tanganyika	MNHN_MP_0831 Le Nil
MNHN_MP_0207 Niger	MNHN_MP_0207 Niger	MNHN_MP_0207 Niger
MCZ_MP.229 Nile River	MNHN_MP_0832 Perou (??)	UMMZ_22932 S. Africa [incorrect locality — probably Western Africa]
UMMZ_22932 S. Africa [incorrect locality — probably Western Africa]	SMF_12267 S. Afrika [questionable locality]	SMF_168346 Sud Africa [questionable locality]
DMNH_129662 Tampico, Mexico [obviously an error]	MCZ_30614 W Africa	USNM_17393 W Africa
USNM_17393 W Africa	USNM_19836 W Africa	USNM_73085 W Africa
BMNH_MP_267 W. Africa	ANSP_125413 W. Coast, Africa	BMNH_54-5-31-28 West Africa
BMNH_MP_257 West Africa	BMNH_MP_261 West Africa	BMNH_MP_264 West Africa
BMNH_MP_377 West Africa	UF_93227 West Africa	CM_61.1543 West Coast Africa