Leptopelis rufus Reichenow, 1874 Photo

Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto, Calvo-Revuelta, Marta, Castroviejo-Fisher, Santiago & De, Ignacio, 2020, Synopsis of the Amphibians of Equatorial Guinea based upon the Authors’ Field Work and Spanish Natural History Collections, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 66 (8), pp. 137-230 : 153-154

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.11105986

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11106164

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scientific name

Leptopelis rufus Reichenow, 1874 Photo
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Leptopelis rufus Reichenow, 1874 Photo View in CoL figures 8G–H

TYPE LOCALITY.— “Walde bei Victoria, am Fusse der Camerunberge”, Limbé, Cameroon .

DISTRIBUTION.— It occurs throughout the rainforests of the Gulf of Guinea region, from southeastern Nigeria through Cameroon to northern Angola, although Marques et al. (2018) did not include it in the Angolan amphibian fauna. In Equatorial Guinea, it has been recorded from Bioko ( Boulenger 1900; Boulenger 1906a) and Río Muni ( Boulenger 1903; De la Riva 1994) ( Map 10A View MAPS ).

COMMENTS.— We provide additional records from both Bioko and Río Muni.

SPECIMENS EXAMINED.— Five specimens. Moka , Bioko, 03 March 1933 ( MNCN 3739 About MNCN ) ; Miboman , Bata, December 1987 ( EBD 27837 View Materials ) ; Yengue , Litoral (Bata), 22 February 1988 ( EBD 27826 View Materials ) ; Miboman , Km 27 Ctra Bata–Niefang, Guinea, October 1987 ( EBD 27825 View Materials ) ; Ayamiken (San Joaquín de Ndyiacom), 1990 (without EBD number, labeled B8972) .

EBD

Estacion Biologica de Donana

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Amphibia

Order

Anura

Family

Arthroleptidae

Genus

Leptopelis

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