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  • Auriglobus nefastus
  • Auriglobus nefastus
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Scientific Name Auriglobus nefastus    (Roberts, 1982)
Common Name
Type Locality Kapuas River, 29 kilometers west of Putussibau, Indonesia.
Synonym(s) Chonerhinos nefastus, Chonerhinus mefastus
Etymology Auriglobus: Latin, auris = ear + Latin, globus = ball, sphere. 
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Size 130mm or 5.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Asia: Mekong basin to Indonesia.
IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4) v. 43 (no. 1), pp 10, Fig. 6.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 13:04 (species record created: 2014 Nov 17 05:47)