Trichobatrachus Boulenger, 1900

Marques, Mariana P., Ceríaco, Luis M. P., Blackburn, David C. & Bauer, Aaron M., 2018, Diversity and Distribution of the Amphibians and Terrestrial Reptiles of Angola Atlas of Historical and Bibliographic Records (1840 - 2017), Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 65, pp. 1-501 : 127-128

Genus Trichobatrachus Boulenger, 1900

Trichobatrachus robustus Boulenger, 1900 HAIRY FROG

Trichobatrachus robustus Boulenger 1900:443 , pl. 30. Syntypes: BMNH 1947.2.30.85–86 (collector G.L. Bates), formerly BMNH 1900.2.17.59–60. Type locality: “Benito River, Gaboon” ( Boulenger 1900:443), Equatorial Guinea.

Trichobatrachus robustus : Amiet and Burger (2004), Frost (2016).

Trichobatrachus cf. robustus : Ernst et al. (2014:298, 299).

Global conservation status (IUCN): Least Concern.

Global distribution: This forest species occurs throughout the Atlantic Coastal Forests, extending from Nigeria and Cameroon south into northern Angola.

Ocurrences in Angola (Map 75): This species was only recently reported from Uíge

Province in the north of the country. Uíge:

“Serra Pingano (along Mbalage creek)”

[-7.66814, 14.93519] (Enst et al. 2014:289);

“ Serra Pingano, approximatley 40 m away from Mbalage creek ” [-7.68467, 14.93242]

(Enst et al. 2014:289); “Mbalage creek, Serra

Pingano” [-7.68514, 14.92944] (Enst et al.

2014:289).

Taxonomic and distributional notes:

Ernst et al. (2014) discovered a distinct lineage of Trichobatrachus in “Serra do Uíge,” an isolated forest remnant in northern Angola. Further studies are needed to clarify whether this population is conspecific with those from far-

ther north in Cameron and Gabon ( Ernst et al.,

2014). There remains little information MAP 75. Distribution of Trichobatrachus robustus in Angola.

available on the habitat requirements and natural history of this charismatic species (Amiet and Burger 2004; Ernst et al. 2014).