Cyclanorbis elegans (Gray 1869:222)

Iverson, John B., 2022, A review of Chelonian type specimens (order Testudines), Megataxa 7 (1), pp. 1-85 : 60-61

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scientific name	Cyclanorbis elegans (Gray 1869:222)
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Cyclanorbis elegans (Gray 1869:222) View in CoL

Syntypes (5): BMNH 1946.1 .22.15 (formerly 1865.5.3.35) and 1947.3.6.26-29 (formerly 1864.1.25.3, 1864.8.8.9, 1865.5.9.22, and 1865.4.6.11, respectively) ; BMNH 1946.1 .22.15 designated lectotype by Webb (1975a:348) . BMNH 1865.5 .3.75 also listed as a syntype in BMNH catalogue.

Cyclanorbis oligotypus Siebenrock 1902: 810

Syntypes (2): NMW 1848 and another unlocated syntype ( Tiedemann et al. 1994:11).

Cyclanorbis senegalensis ( Duméril & Bibron 1835:504) View in CoL

Holotype: MNHN 4151 (Bour et al. 1995:82; photographed therein, p. 83).

Cyclanorbis petersii Gray 1854: 135

Holotype: BMNH 1947.3 .6.23.

Tetrathyra baikii Gray 1865:205

Syntypes (2 according to Webb 1975a:349): BMNH 1947.3.6.25 (formerly 1865.9.13.1) and 1947.3.6.24 (formerly 1865.4.6.10; illustrated in the original description, p. 205, and Gray 1870:110). BMNH 1947.3.6.25 designated lectotype by Webb (1975a:349).

Cyclanosteus senegalensis aquilifera Gray 1865:425

Holotype: Not located; BMNH unnumbered; illustrated in the original description (Fig. 2) and Gray (1870:113, Fig. 38a); see also Gray (1873:87).

Cyclanosteus senegalensis normalis Gray 1865: 425

Holotype: Not located; apparently in the BMNH.

Cyclanosteus senegalensis callosa Gray 1865:425

Holotype: BMNH 1865.5.3.75; illustrated in the original description (Fig. 1) and Gray (1870:113, Fig. 38a); see also Gray (1873:87).

Tetrahyra vaillanti Rochebrune 1884:36

Syntypes (number uncertain): Not located; two syntypes illustrated in the original description (Pl. IV, Figs. 1–2).

Cycloderma aubryi (Duméril 1856:374)

Holotype: MNHN 8006 ( Bour et al. 1995:83; Bour 2008d:43); illustrated in the original description, Pl. 20, reproduced in Bour 2008d:43, and photographed therein, p. 44, Fig. 4).

Cycloderma frenatum Peters 1854:216

Syntypes (9?; Bauer et al. 1995:51): MCZ 21901; ZMB 47 View Materials , 48 View Materials , 49 View Materials , 50 View Materials , 4815 View Materials , 8243 View Materials , and 8432 . ZMB 4815 View Materials designated lectotype by Fritz et al. (1994:169– 170) . ZMB 48 View Materials and 8432 are missing ( Fritz et al. 1994:169–70) .

Aspidochelys livingstonii Gray 1860:6

Holotype: BMNH 1947.3 .4.16.

References

Bauer, A. M., Gunther, R. & Klipfel, M. (1995) The herpetological contributions of Wilhelm C. H. Peters (1815 - 1883). Facsimile Reprints in Herpetology, Dexter, Michigan, 714 pp.

Bour, R., Dubois, A. & Webb, R. G. (1995) Types of recent trionychid turtles in the Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris. Dumerilia, 2, 73 - 92.

Bour, R. (2008 d) The holotypes of Pentonyx gabonesis A. Dumeril, 1856 and Cryptopodus aubryi A. Dumeril, 1856. Emys, 15 (3), 41 - 44.

Dumeril, A. M. C. & Bibron, G. (1835) Erpetologie Generale ou Histoire Naturelle Complete des Reptiles. Tome Second. Roret, Paris, 680 pp. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 45973

Fritz, U., Obst, F. & Gunther, R. (1994) Kritischer Typen- Katalog der Schildkrotensammlung (Reptilia: Testudines) des Zoologischen Museums Berlin. Mitteilungen aus dem Museum fur Naturkunde in Berlin. Zoologisches Museum und Institut fur Spezielle Zoologie Berlin, 70 (1), 157 - 175. https: // doi. org / 10.1002 / mmnz. 19940700110

Gray, J. E. (1870) Supplement to the Catalogue of Shield Reptiles in the Collection of the British Museum. Part I. Testudinata (Tortoises). British Museum, London, 120 pp. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 11307

Gray, J. E. (1873) Hand-List of the Specimens of Shield Reptiles in the British Museum. British Museum, London, 124 pp.

Tiedemann, F., Haupl, M. & Grillitsch, H. (1994) Katalog der Typen der herpetologischen Sammlung nach dem stand vom 1. Janner 1994. Teil II. Reptilia. Kataloge der wissenschaftlichen Sammlungen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, 10 (Vertebrata 4), 1 - 102.

Webb, R. G. (1975 a) Types of two names of African softshell turtles of the genus Cyclanorbis (Testudines: Trionychidae). Herpetologica, 31, 348 - 350.