original description(ofPaltophorus gibberosus Demange, 1971)Demange, J.-M. (1971). Le massiv des Monts Loma. VII. Myriapodes Diplopodes. Mémoires de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire, 86: 191-240 page(s): 224, figs. 61-63 [details]
new combination referenceHoffman, R. L. (2008). Chelodesmid studies. XXV. A review of the West African genus Anisodesmus Cook, 1895 (Polydesmida: Prepodesminae). International Journal of Myriapodology, 1(1): 39-54. Leiden page(s): 49, figs 29-30; note: Anisodesmus gibberosus (Demange, 1971), n. comb. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality