Leptopelis rufus Reichenow, 1874

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Material. ANGOLA – Cabinda Province • Mayombe NP, Miconge; –4.4860, 12.8780; 377 m a.s.l.; FKH 1049, FKH 1053; GenBank: PQ455867–68. • Mayombe NP, Vaku; – 4.6323, 12.8937; 319 m a.s.l.; FKH 0931−32; GenBank: PQ455869–70 .

Identification. A large brown Leptopelis (SVL = 55–87 mm) sister to L. millsoni and L. macrotis, from which it can be difficult to differentiate morphologically other than by having a comparatively smaller tympanum (Jaynes et al. 2022). Material from Cabinda Province is identical (16S p -distance) to material from south of Ogooué River, Gabon (GenBank: MZ408848).

Biology and distribution. An arboreal Leptopelis widely distributed in the Gulf of Guinea lowlands forests, from southern Nigeria to Cabinda Province, including Bioko Island (Channing and Rödel 2019). The species is associated with primary moist forest. The specimens were collected from leaves near fast-flowing forest streams at Upper Mayombe between 300–400 m a.s.l. and represent the first country records (Baptista 2024).