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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Amnirana
Dubois, 1992
Amnirana albolabris
(Hallowell, 1856) Photo
figure 23A
TYPE
LOCALITY
.— “West Africa”.
Perret (1977)
restricted the
type
locality to “
Gabon
” and
Jongsma et al. (2018)
deduced that it is “north of the Ogooué River in
Gabon
”.
DISTRIBUTION
.— This species is widespread across lowland rainforests of
Gabon
,
Equatorial Guinea
,
Cameroon
,
Democratic Republic of Congo
,
Republic of Congo
,
Central African Republic
and
Uganda
, also reaching northern
Angola
(
fide
Marques et al. 2018
). In
Equatorial Guinea
, it occurs in
Río Muni
, where it has been recorded from Cabo San Juan and Monte Alén (
Boulenger 1903
;
De la Riva 1994
). Published records from Bioko are at Musola, San Carlos de Luba region, Ureca, and Basupu (
Boulenger 1900
,
1906a
;
Mertens 1965
;
Hydeman et al. 2017
) (
Map 25C
).
COMMENTS
.—
Amnirana albolabris
is a polyphyletic taxon that contains several undescribed species (
Jongsma et al. 2018
). Populations from Bioko form part of an undescribed species closely related to the nominotypic
A. albolabris
, which is present in
Río Muni
(
Jongsma et al. 2018
). The undescribed species from Bioko is also recorded from the coast of
Cameroon
(
Jongsma et al. 2018
); a similar distribution pattern is shown by
Petropedetes newtonii
(
Sánchez-Vialas et al. 2018
)
.
SPECIMENS
EXAMINED
.—
Ninety specimens
.
Ayamiken
(
San Joaquín de Ndyiacom
),
Litoral
, 1990 (
EBD 31488
)
;
Bata
,
Litoral
,
22 July 1987
(
EBD 25040
)
;
Mbini-Bata
,
Carut
,
Litoral
21 October 1986
(
EBD 21014
,
21027
)
;
Miboman
,
Bata
,
Litoral
,
December 1987
(
EBD 28111
,
EBD 28082–28083
), (
EBD 18290
,
EBD 18292–18293
)
;
Miboman
,
Km
27
Bata – Movo
(
EBD 18707– 18709
)
;
Ela Nguema
,
Bioko Norte
,
20 September 1984
(
EBD 18661
)
;
Bolondo
,
21 June 1984
(
EBD 18624–18625
,
EBD 18627–18628
,
EBD 18630–18632
)
;
Centro Sur
(
Evinayong
),
Akurenan
,
24 August 1984
(
EBD 18450–18452
,
EBD 18456–18462
,
EBD 18440–18445
,
EBD 18447–18449
,
EBD 18411–18431
,
EBD 18402
)
;
Ayamiken
(
San Joaquín de Ndyiacom
),
December 1987
(
EBD 28085
)
,
without date (
EBD 23078
,
EBD 31518
)
;
[
Río Muni
] (
EBD 27850
,
27852
,
27853
,
27854
,
27855
,
27856
,
27857
,
27859
,
27860
,
27862
,
27863
,
27864
)
;
Aconibe
,
1 May 1987
(
EBD
, no label found)
;
Basilé
,
Bioko
,
01 February 1933
(
MNCN 3916–3917
)
;
Concepción
(=
Riaba
),
Bioko Sur
,
21 February 1933
(
MNCN 4073–4075
)
;
Sosolo
pond,
Bioko
,
03°14ʹ44.83ʺN
,
08°34ʹ54.67ʺE
21 November 2003
(
MNCN 48912–48913
)
;
River
mouth of
Baka
,
Bioko
,
03°14ʹ44.83ʺN
,
08°34ʹ54.67ʺE
,
21 November 2003
(
MNCN 48914–48919
)
;
River
mouth of
Fola
,
Bioko
,
03°14ʹ44.13ʺN
,
08°34ʹ41.58ʺE
,
21 November 2003
(
MNCN 48920
)
;
Río Osa
,
Bioko
,
03°14ʹ52.19ʺN
,
08°32ʹ23.77ʺE
,
22 November 2003
(
MNCN 48921
)
;
Río Rocrim Bococo Avendaño
,
Bioko
,
03°26ʹ46.04ʺN
,
08°26ʹ52.39ʺE
,
03 December 2003
(
MNCN 48922
)
.