Leptopelis boulengeri (Werner, 1898) 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 : 152

Leptopelis boulengeri (Werner, 1898) Photo figure 8C

TYPE LOCALITY.— “Victoria Kamerun”, [ Limbé , Cameroon]

DISTRIBUTION.— This species is widespread over the Gulf of Guinea region, from southeastern Nigeria to Gabon and Democratic Republic of Congo. In Equatorial Guinea, it has been recorded from Bioko ( Boulenger 1906a; Ahl 1929; Bell et al. 2019) and Río Muni ( Ahl 1929; De la Riva 1994). Our revision provides additional records from Río Muni ( Map 7C ).

COMMENTS.— Some records of this species are located in Equatorial Guinea under the synonym of Leptopelis poensis Ahl, 1929 for Bioko populations (Type locality: Fernando Poo [ =Bioko ]), and Leptopelis violescens Ahl, 1929 for Río Muni populations (Type locality: Makomo, Spanish-Guinea).

SPECIMENS EXAMINED.— Nineteen specimens. Miboman km 27 Ctra Bata-Movo, 1984 ( EBD 19633 ) , April 1988 ( EBD 27824 ) ; Ayebe ( Akurene ), cerca de la cascada de Nguelensok, 15 June 1986 ( EBD 21012 , EBD 21020 ) ; Cabo San Juan , 19 August 1901 ( MNCN 4000– 4001 ) , 21 August 1901 ( MNCN 4002–4003 , MNCN 4038–4041 ), August 1901 ( MNCN 4042–4048 ) .

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MAPS 7A–C. Distribution maps for Equatorial Guinean records of (A) Trichobatrachus robustus; (B) Leptopelis aubryi; (C) Leptopelis boulengeri.