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Urogymnus africanus
Synonym for Urogymnus asperrimus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
No
  Status  
Synonym
  Status details  
junior synonym, new combination
  Status ref.  
  Comment  
Urogymnus africanus and U. asperrimus are considered synonyms and both are described in the same work. There is uncertainty about which name has priority, thus both names can be found as valid; first reviser is not researched (Ref. 97648).
  Etymology of generic noun  
Greek, oura = tail + Greek, gymnos = naked (Ref. 45335).
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
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