Editing Protopterus (section)

==Species and subspecies==
[[File:Leopard lungfish (Protopterus aethiopicus) close - GRB.JPG|thumb|right|{{center|Marbled or leopard African lungfish, ''Protopterus aethiopicus''}}]]

The family Protopteridae and genus ''Protopterus'' contain four extant (living) species:<ref name=FB/>
 
* ''[[Protopterus aethiopicus]]'' <small>[[Johann Jakob Heckel|Heckel]], 1851</small> — marbled lungfish
** ''P. a. aethiopicus'' <small>Heckel, 1851</small>
** ''P. a. congicus'' <small>[[Max Poll|Poll]], 1961</small>
** ''P. a. mesmaekersi'' <small>[[Max Poll|Poll]], 1961</small>
* ''[[Protopterus amphibius]]'' <small>([[Wilhelm Peters|W. K. H. Peters]], 1844)</small> — gilled African lungfish or East African lungfish
* ''[[Protopterus annectens]]'' <small>([[Richard Owen|Owen]], 1839)</small> — West African lungfish
** ''P. a. annectens'' <small>(Owen, 1839)</small>
** ''P. a. brieni'' <small>[[Max Poll|Poll]], 1961</small> — southern lungfish
* ''[[Protopterus dolloi]]'' <small>[[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger]], 1900</small> — slender lungfish or spotted African lungfish

Other extinct species are known from fossil remains:
* †''[[Protopterus crassidens]]'' <small>Churcher & de Iuliis 2001</small>
* †''[[Protopterus elongus]]'' <small>Martin 1995</small>
*†''[[Protopterus libycus]]'' <small>Stromer 1910</small>
* †''[[Protopterus nigeriensis]]'' <small>Martin 1997</small>
* †''[[Protopterus polli]]'' <small>Dartevelle & Casier 1949</small>
*†''[[Protopterus protopteroides]]'' <small>Tabaste 1962</small>
* †''[[Protopterus regulatus]]'' <small>Schall 1984</small>