Ptychadena taenioscelis Laurent, 1954

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

Ptychadena taenioscelis Laurent, 1954

Small Ridged Frog

Material: PEM A10290-1 (3), 10279‒81 (6b), 10285 (6b), 10419‒22 (19), 10830‒10833 (30d), 10972 (44b), 10975 (35), 11530 11523‒4 (43b), (62), and 11610‒1 (47); PEM T 580‒1 (10); SAIAB 101017 (43), 101034 (30d), and 188217 (6b).

Comment: The species has been previously recorded from northern ( Laurent 1964) and central Angola ( Poynton and Haacke 1993), and the new material extends its range into the grasslands of south-eastern Angola ( Fig. 9a ).

Figures

Fig. 9. Selective amphibians and reptiles from south-easternAngola.A. Ptychadena taeniocelis; B. Xenopus petersii; C. Ptychadena cf. grandisonae; D. Ichnotropis spp; E. Causus cf.rasmusseni; F.Causus cf.rasmusseni; G. Boaedon cf.angolensis; H. Trachylepis cf. spilogaster.