Phrynomantis Peters, 1867

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 : 79-81

Genus Phrynomantis Peters, 1867

Phrynomantis affinis Boulenger, 1901 SPOTTED RUBBER FROG

Phrynomantis affinis Boulenger 1901:6 , pl. 2, fig. 5. Holotype: MRAC (collector C. Lemaire). Type locality: “Pweto, Lake Mweru” ( Boulenger 1901:6), Democratic Republic of Congo.

Phrynomerus affinis : Laurent (1964a:156), Cei (1977:17), Poynton and Broadley (1985a:514), Ruas (1996:22).

Phrynomantis affinis : Channing (2001:231), du Preez and Carruthers (2009:284), Frétey et al. (2011:37), Frost (2016).

Global conservation status (IUCN): Least Concern.

Global distribution: The species is known from southern Tanzania and the southern Democratic Republic of Congo (former Katanga Province), south to eastern Angola, adjacent Zambia and northern Namiba.

Ocurrences in Angola (Map 21): The species occurs in eastern Angola. Moxico:

“ Rives du lac Calundo, Moxico (Lago Calundo )” [-11.80000, 20.86667] ( Laurent

1964a:156; Ruas 1996:22). Undetermined

Locality: “areas of forest and savanna in the north and northeast of Angola ” ( Cei 1977:17).

Taxonomic and distributional notes:

While Boulenger (1901) separated P. affinis from P. bifasciatus based on its smaller eyes and less dilated digits, Poynton and Broadley

(1985a) suggested that these were not useful characters for diagnosing these two taxa.

Nonetheless, more recent authors, including

Channing (2001) and du Preez and Carruthers

(2009) have continued to recognize them as distinct. MAP 21. Distribution of Phrynomantis affinis in Angola.

Phrynomantis annectens Werner, 1910 MARBLED RUBBER FROG

Phrynomantis annectens Werner 1910:294 . Holotype: ZMB 24829 (collector L. Schultze). “Aar-Rivier” ( Werner 1910:294) Aar or Aare River, Namibia.

Phrynomerus annectens : Parker (1936:143), Inger (1959:542), Cei (1977:17), Poynton and Haacke (1993:13), Ruas (1996:22), Channing (2001:232).

Phrynomantis annectens : Frost (1985:392, 2016), du Preez and Carruthers (2009:286), Frétey et al. (2011:37), Channing et al. (2012:251), Ceríaco et al. (2016a:20).

Global conservation status (IUCN): Least Concern. Global distribution: The species occurs in arid regions extending from the Namib Desert in

Angola, through the rocky mountains of central Namibia, and into the Augrabies area of western

Northern Cape Province in South Africa.

Ocurrences in Angola (Map 22): The species occurs in southwestern Angola. Kwanza Sul: “ 8 km NE of Novo Redondo, Gabela

(Novo Redondo)” [-10.85000, 14.36667]

(Poynton and Haacke 1993:13; Ruas 1996:22).

Benguela: “ Morro de Pondo ” [-12.38333,

13.88333] ( Parker 1936:143; Ruas 1996:22).

Namibe: “Mutiambo River (Mutiambo)”

[-14.93333, 12.46667] (Poynton and Haacke

1993:13; Ruas 1996:22; Ceríaco et al.

2016a:53); “Caraculo” [-15.01667, 12.66667]

(Poynton and Haacke 1993:13; Ruas 1996:22;

Ceríaco et al. 2016a:53); “Omauha lodge”

[-16.19872, 12.40008] (Ceríaco et al.

2016a:20). Undetermined Locality: “areas of forest and savanna in the north and northeast of

Angola ” ( Cei 1977:17).

MAP 22. Distribution of Phrynomantis annectens in Taxonomic and distributional notes: Angola.

None.

Phrynomantis bifasciatus (Smith, 1847) BANDED RUBBER FROG

Brachymerus bifasciatus Smith 1847b : pl. 63 and two pages of accompanying unnumbered text. Syntypes: BMNH (4 specimens) fide Poynton and Broadley (1985a:513) (collector A. Smith). Type locality: “country to the east and north-east of the Cape Colony,” South Africa.

Phrynomantis bifasciata : Boulenger (1882:173), Bocage (1895a:181), Monard (1937a:30, 1938:56, 83), Frade (1963:254).

Phrynomantis bifasciatus : Ferreira (1904:113); Barbour (1911:135), Channing (2001:234), du Preez and Carruthers (2009:288), Frétey et al. (2011:37), Channing et al. (2012:254), Frost (2016).

Phrynomerus bifasciatus : Schmidt and Inger (1959:187), Inger (1959:542), Cei (1977:17, 18).

Phrynomerus bifasciatus bifasciatus : Loveridge

(1957:355), Poynton and Broadley (1985a:513),

Ruas (1996:22).

Global conservation status (IUCN):

Least Concern.

Global distribution: The species has a broad distribution, extending from Somalia to the Democratic Republic of Congo, south to

South Africa.

Ocurrences in Angola (Map 23): The species occurs in southwestern Angola. Kwanza Sul: “Chingo (Novo Redondo)” [-11.20000,

13.85000] ( Ferreira 1904:113; Monard

1938:56; Ruas 1996:22). Benguela: “Quissange” [-12.43333, 14.05000] ( Bocage 1895a:181;

Ruas 1996:22); “Benguella (Benguela)”

[-12.58333, 13.41667] ( Bocage 1895a:181;

MAP 23. Distribution of Phrynomantis bifasciatus in Monard 1938:56; Ruas 1996:22). Huíla: “Mol- Angola.

undo” [-15.63333, 15.20000] ( Monard 1937a:30, 1938:56, 83; Ruas 1996:22). Undetermined Locality: without precise locality ( Bocage 1895a:181); “Western subregion and Angolan highlands (Angolan coastal or watersheds)” ( Frade 1963:254); “plateaus regions” ( Cei 1977:17); “arid territories along the coast” ( Cei 1977:18).

Taxonomic and distributional notes: Poynton and Broadley (1985a) regarded this species as conspecific with Phrynomantis microps Peters, 1875 , which is known from the savannas of West and Central Africa, and is now accepted as a valid species. Ruas (1996) suggested that Phrynomantis bifasciatus (Smith, 1847) is likely widely distributed in Angola.