Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Alternative combinations: Elephas africanus cyclotis, Elephas capensis cyclotis, Loxodonta africana cyclotis
Synonyms: Elephas africanus albertensis Lydekker 1907, Elephas africanus cottoni Lydekker 1908, Elephas africanus fransseni Schouteden 1914, Elephas africanus pumilio Noack 1906
Full reference: P. Matschie. 1900. Über geographische Abarten des afrikanischen Elefanten. Sitzungs-Berichte der Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin (8)189-197
Belongs to Loxodonta according to N. Rohland et al. 2010
See also Allen 1936 and Shoshani and Tassy 2005
Sister taxa: Loxodonta adaurora, Loxodonta africana, Loxodonta atlantica, Loxodonta cookei, Loxodonta exoptata
Type specimens:
- Loxodonta cyclotis: Its type locality is Yaunde region, which is in a Holocene terrestrial horizon in Cameroon
- Elephas africanus albertensis:
- Elephas africanus cottoni:
- Elephas africanus fransseni:
- Elephas africanus pumilio:
Distribution: found only at Yaunde region
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