Loxodonta cyclotis Matschie 1900 (African forest elephant)

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

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

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Loxodonta cyclotis in the database

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