Ptychadena mascareniensis (Duméril and Bibron, 1841), Mascarene Ridged Frog

Conradie, Werner, Bills, Roger & Branch, William R., 2016, The herpetofauna of the Cubango, Cuito, and lower Cuando river catchments of south-eastern Angola, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 126) 10 (2), pp. 6-36 : 18

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.13154851
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13159184
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F55887A5-FF25-FF9D-B59B-9303FD162C2B
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Ptychadena mascareniensis (Duméril and Bibron, 1841)
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Ptychadena mascareniensis (Duméril and Bibron, 1841) View in CoL

Mascarene Ridged Frog

Material: PEM A10782‒10785 (29), 10843‒10848 (29), 10877 (39), 10945‒6 (41a), 10958 (44a), and 11535‒6 (63); SAIAB 101003 (29) and 190304 (43).

Comment: Recent mitochondrial DNA analysis suggests that P. mascareniensis comprises a number of separate species and that the name P. mascareniensis should be restricted to the Madagascar, Seychelles and the Mascarene Islands ( Vences et al. 2004). The only name available for clades from mainland Africa is P. nilotica for the Nile River system ( Dehling and Sinsch 2013). Further taxonomical work is underway to determine the status of this species in Angola (Ernst work in progress). Widespread in Angola (Bocage 1867; Boulenger 1905; Ferreria 1906; Monard 1937a; Schmidt and Inger 1959; Ruas 1996).