Hyperolius variegatus Peters, 1882a: 8.

Syntypes.

ZMB 10249 and 75602-75604 (formerly part of ZMB 10249), “Cabaceira” [Peninsula Cabaceira, Mossuril District, Nampula Province, Mozambique], coll. Wilhelm Carl Hartwig Peters.

Present name.

Hyperolius marmoratus Rapp, 1842 [part] and Afrixalus sp. [part]

Remarks.

Hyperolius variegatus was described by Peters (1882a) from an unknown number of specimens originating from "Mocambique (Cabaḉeira, Quellimane, Inhambane)". Peters (1882b: 168) mentions that he first saw small specimens of this species on bushes on the “Cabaceira” peninsula in June 1843, an adult specimen on a mulberry tree in “Quellimane” in January 1846. He also lists an observation from "Prazo [estate] Boror" in March 1846, but did not mention the locality “Inhambane” in this second publication. Tornier (1896: 145, pl. 4, figs 61, 62) mentioned and depicted the two syntypes from "Quellimane, Mozambique", both inventoried together under ZMB 4530. These could not be traced by Bauer et al. (1995: 46), nor by us. The other syntype(s) from “Inhambane” with unknown inventory number could also not be located. Laurent (1961: 67) suggested that one of the specimens under 10249 is actually a specimen of Afrixalus fornasini (Bianconi, 1849). Our examinations revealed that ZMB 10249 und ZMB 75602 are H. marmoratus, whereas ZMB 75603 and ZMB 75604 are juvenile specimens of Afrixalus . Identification on the species level was not possible for the latter two frogs.