Herpetological results of Francisco Newton’s Zoological Expedition to Angola (1903 – 1906): a taxonomic revision and new records of a forgotten collection
Author
Santos, Bruna S.
Author
Marques, Mariana P.
0000-0002-1712-2632
mptlmarques@gmail.com
Author
Bauer, Aaron M.
0000-0001-6839-8025
aaron.bauer@villanova.edu
Author
Ceríaco, Luis M. P.
0000-0002-3798-2664
brunascesantos@gmail.com
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Zootaxa
2021
2021-09-03
5028
1
1
80
http://zoobank.org/c678f0fe-1b62-4f34-8a66-449cf9806b50
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.5028.1.1
1175-5326
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Hyperolius bocagei
Steindachner, 1867
Material (
five specimens
):
One adult female and
one adult
male specimen (MHNCUP/
ANF 178–179
, formerly UP-MHNFCP-017306), collected from
Cacuaco
[-8.78333º, 13.36667º,
6 m
a.s.l.
]
Luanda Province
, in 1903
;
one adult
specimen (MHNCUP/
ANF 219
, formerly UP-MHNFCP-017318;
Fig. S16
), collected from
Bahia dos Tigres
[=
Baía dos Tigres
] (in error) [-16.58559º, 11.82709º,
98 m
a.s.l.
]
Namibe Province
, in 1905
;
two adult
specimens (MHNCUP/
ANF 338–339
), collected from unknown locality, date unknown
.
Comments:
Hyperolius bocagei
is a species found in northeast and western
Angola
(
Marques
et al.
2018
).
Ferreira (1904)
cites male and female specimens (no precise number) of “
Rappia bocagei
(Stenid.)
” from “Cacuaco”, corresponding to specimens MHNCUP/ANF 178–179.Another specimen of this species was used by
Ferreira (1906)
to describe a new variety –
R. bocagei
var.
maculata
– from “Golungo Alto”. MHNCUP/ANF 219 might correspond to the cited specimen (see
Ceríaco
et al.
2014b
). The label for specimen MHNCUP/ANF 219 indicates the locality “Bahia dos Tigres”, a desert area on the southern coast of
Namibe Province
. This is certainly a labelling error, as the habitat is not suitable for
Hyperolius
species
due to its extreme aridity.