Pila wernei

16. Pila wernei (R.A. Philippi, 1851) Distribution and year: Okavango “swamps” (Delta) [RMNH.MOL.5008820] 1973 (NBC 2015 g; GBIF 2023 b); Thamalakane River, Maun [DMNH129824] N/A (GBIF 2023 b). Geographic range: Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Mali, Namibia, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo. Habitat: Freshwater. Notes: The species is common in Central Africa (Koudenoukpo et al. 2020). In Southern Africa, it has only been recorded from north-eastern Namibia (Brown & Kristensen 1989) and Botswana. Type locality: White Nile, Africa (Philippi 1851). Sources: van Bruggen (1966 a: 109); GBIF (2023 b). Conservation status: Least Concern.