Synopsis of the Amphibians of Equatorial Guinea based upon the Authors’ Field Work and Spanish Natural History Collections
Author
Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto
Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC), C / José Gutiérrez Abascal, 2. 28006, Madrid, Spain;
Author
Calvo-Revuelta, Marta
Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC), C / José Gutiérrez Abascal, 2. 28006, Madrid, Spain;
Author
Castroviejo-Fisher, Santiago
Laboratorio de Sistemática de Vertebrados, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS). Av / Ipiranga, 6681, Prédio 40, sala 110, 90619 - 900, Porto Alegre, Brazil; * Corresponding author: IDlR (iriva @ mncn. csic. es)
Author
De, Ignacio
Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC), C / José Gutiérrez Abascal, 2. 28006, Madrid, Spain;
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Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences
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2020-03-31
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Leptopelis rufus
Reichenow, 1874 Photo
figures 8G–H
TYPE
LOCALITY
.— “Walde bei Victoria, am Fusse der Camerunberge”, Limbé,
Cameroon
.
DISTRIBUTION
.— It occurs throughout the rainforests of the Gulf of
Guinea
region, from southeastern
Nigeria
through
Cameroon
to northern
Angola
, although
Marques et al. (2018)
did not include it in the Angolan amphibian fauna. In
Equatorial Guinea
, it has been recorded from Bioko (
Boulenger 1900
;
Boulenger 1906a
) and
Río Muni
(
Boulenger 1903
;
De la Riva 1994
) (
Map 10A
).
COMMENTS
.— We provide additional records from both Bioko and
Río Muni
.
SPECIMENS
EXAMINED
.—
Five specimens
.
Moka
,
Bioko
,
03 March 1933
(
MNCN 3739
)
;
Miboman
,
Bata
,
December 1987
(
EBD 27837
)
;
Yengue
,
Litoral
(
Bata
),
22 February 1988
(
EBD 27826
)
;
Miboman
,
Km
27
Ctra Bata–Niefang
,
Guinea
,
October 1987
(
EBD 27825
)
;
Ayamiken
(
San Joaquín de Ndyiacom
), 1990 (without
EBD
number, labeled B8972)
.