Typhlosynbranchus

Typhlosynbranchus is a genus of swamp eels that are native to West and Central Africa. It contains two species that were formerly classified in the primarily Asian genus Monopterus.^[1][2][3]

Typhlosynbranchus
Liberian swamp eel (T. boueti)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Synbranchiformes
Family:	Synbranchidae
Subfamily:	Synbranchinae
Genus:	Typhlosynbranchus Pellegrin, 1922
Type species
Typhlosynbranchus boueti Pellegrin, 1922
Species
T. boueti T. luticolus

Taxonomy

The genus was originally formed by Jacques Pellegrin in 1922 for the Liberian swamp eel, but later studies synonymized it with Monopterus. However, a 2020 study found significant divergence between the two taxa and revived the genus for M. boueti and the recently described M. luticolus.^[1]

Species

One of the two species, T. boueti, is primarily found in aquatic environments, while the other (T. luticolus) has a fossorial lifestyle in inundated soil.

• Typhlosynbranchus boueti (Pellegrin, 1922) (Liberian swamp eel)
• Typhlosynbranchus luticolus Britz, Doherty-Bone, Kouete, D. Sykes & Gower, 2016 ^[4]