Species that contain: Protopterus and annectens [ 3 ] records

annectens, Lepidosiren Owen [R.] 1839:27, 32 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London 1839 [v. 1]; ref. 3322] Gambia River, western Africa. Holotype (unique): RCSE uncat. (not found). Detailed description with figures appeared in Owen 1840 [ref. 18504]. It is uncertain whether the holotype is/was deposited at RCSE or RCSHC. •Valid as Protopterus annectens (Owen 1839) -- (Herrera 1896:76 [ref. 39336], Gosse 1984:8, 10 [ref. 6169], Lévêque et al. 1989:113 [ref. 26480], Paugy & Bénech 1989:298 [ref. 26478], Lévêque in Lévêque et al. 1990:76 [ref. 21589], Skelton 1993:90 [ref. 24071], Poll & Gosse 1995:77 [ref. 24781], Seegers 1996:57 [ref. 23725], Seegers et al. 2003:28 [ref. 28087] as aff. annectens, Dankwa et al. 1999:11 [ref. 28023], Snoeks 2004:20 [ref. 28111], Marshall 2011:38 [ref. 31755] with 2 subspecies). Current status: Valid as Protopterus annectens (Owen 1839). Protopteridae. Distribution: Africa: Senegal to southern Sudan (subspecies annectens) and midde Zambian Congo and Zambezi system (subspecies brieni). Habitat: freshwater.

brieni, Protopterus annectens Poll [M.] 1961:41, Pl. 5 (figs. B-C) [Annales, Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Série in 8o, Sciences Zoologiques No. 103; ref. 17954] Kasenga, Luapula River, Congo basin. Holotype: MRAC 37789. Paratypes: ?BMNH 1953.6.24.6 (1); IRSNB 443-445 (8, 2, 2); MRAC 49290-93 (4), 49294-95 (1, 1), 78082-83 (2), 128437 (1), 128441-42 (1, 1). Type catalog: Walschaerts 1987:6-7 [ref. 20755], Derijst 1991:64 [ref. 21528]. •Synonym of Protopterus annectens (Owen 1839), but a valid subspecies as described -- (Gosse 1984:11 [ref. 6169], Lévêque in Lévêque et al. 1990:77 [ref. 21589], Skelton 1993:90 [ref. 24071], Seegers 1996:58 [ref. 23725], Skelton 2001:90 [ref. 27406], De Vos et al. 2001:131 [ref. 26059], Snoeks 2004:20 [ref. 28111], Marshall 2011:38 [ref. 31755]). Current status: Synonym of Protopterus annectens (Owen 1839). Protopteridae. Habitat: freshwater.

tobal, Lepidosiren Castelnau [F. L.] (ex Adanson) 1855:105 [Animaux nouveaux or rares v. 2; ref. 766] Oualet, Senegal. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-8033 or A-8033. •Synonym of Protopterus annectens (Owen 1839) -- (Gosse 1984:8, 10 [ref. 6169]). Current status: Synonym of Protopterus annectens (Owen 1839). Protopteridae. Habitat: freshwater.