Papyrocranus afer was reported from 16 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 13 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 0 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 3 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Africa: Niger basin (upper Niger, Benue and Niger Delta), most coastal river basins from Senegal and Gambia eastward to include the Tano and Prah basins in Ghana, and the Cross and Sanaga basins east of the Niger delta (Ref. 7431). Absent from the Volta basin, Chad, Ogooué, Kwilu-Niari or Chiloango basins (Ref. 7431).
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Table 1: Present in 13 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Benin BEN native 13331
Africa Cameroon CMR native 51193
Africa Gambia GMB native 12818
Africa Ghana GHA native 7431
Africa Guinea GIN native 2917
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 13331
Africa Ivory coast CIV native 2917
Africa Liberia LBR native 13331
Africa Mali MLI native 7431
Africa Niger NER native 2917
Africa Nigeria NGA native 7431
Africa Senegal SEN native 7431
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 7431

Table 3: Absent from 3 country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Congo COG misidentification 44840
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD misidentification 7431
Africa Sudan SDN error 7431

Table 4: Reported from 16 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Benin BEN native 13331
Africa Cameroon CMR native 51193
Africa Congo COG misidentification 44840
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD misidentification 7431
Africa Gambia GMB native 12818
Africa Ghana GHA native 7431
Africa Guinea GIN native 2917
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 13331
Africa Ivory coast CIV native 2917
Africa Liberia LBR native 13331
Africa Mali MLI native 7431
Africa Niger NER native 2917
Africa Nigeria NGA native 7431
Africa Senegal SEN native 7431
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 7431
Africa Sudan SDN error 7431
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