Scientific name : Otopharynx ovatus
ID (photo) number: 086



[photo source: Ad Konnings (1995)]

Local name(s) found in 20 villages in Malawi
01) Chabwiramchenga (Tonga/Tumbuka in Mbvunguti, Mangochi Dis.)
02) Chibala (Tonga in Tukombo, Nkhata Bay Dis.)
03) Chibalala (Tonga in Chindozwa, Nkhata Bay Dis.)
04) Chidondolo cha kunyanja (Yao in Matomondo, Mangochi Dis.)
05) Chiyendammwamba (Nyanja in Kasankha, Mangochi Dis.)
06) Ikilendi wa chilundu (Yao in Chindongo, Mangochi Dis.)
07) Makalanji (Tonga in Sanga, Nkhata Bay Dis.)
08) Mawala (Tonga in Chikale, Nkhata Bay Dis.)
09) Ndepu (Tonga/Tumbuka/Nyanja in Masasa, Mangochi Dis.)
10) Thakwa (Tonga/Tumbuka in Chizale, Mangochi Dis.)
11) Three banga (Nyanja in Malembo, Mangochi Dis.)
12) Three banga (Yao in Makawa, Mangochi Dis.)
13) Three batani (Nyanja/Tonga in Liwaladzi, Nkhotakota Dis.)
14) Three batani (Tonga in Kande, Nkhata Bay Dis.)
15) Three batani (Tonga in Chintheche, Nkhata Bay Dis.)
16) Three batani (Tonga in Dindano, Nkhata Bay Dis.)
17) Three batani (Nyanja in Mbwazulu, Mangochi Dis.)
18) Three batani (Nyanja in Kasankha, Mangochi Dis.)
19) Three batani (Tonga/Tumbuka in Msaka, Mangochi Dis.)
20) Three batani (Nyanja in Cape Maclear, Mangochi Dis.)

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