Reptilia - Testudines - Bothremydidae

Alternative combination: Podocnemis congolensis

Belongs to Taphrosphys according to E. S. Gaffney et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Taphrosphys ippolitoi, Taphrosphys nodosus, Taphrosphys strenuus, Taphrosphys sulcatus, Amblypeza entellus

Type specimen: uncataloged MRAC specimen, a partial shell (first right costal, peripherals 2-4, and fragments of peripheral 1 and the nuchal)

Ecology: amphibious omnivore