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
2020
2020-03-31
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Didynamipus sjostedti
Andersson, 1903
TYPE
LOCALITY
.— “Kamerun”,
Cameroon
.
DISTRIBUTION
.— This species occurs both in continental Africa, where it extends from
Cameroon
(see
Gonwouo et al. 2013
) to
Nigeria
(
Onadeko et al. 2010
), and on Bioko, where it was reported from Basilé by
Boulenger (1906a)
. Since then, no additional records have been published for this country. We found an additional population from south Bioko province, located in the surroundings of Caldera de Luba (
Map 10B
).
COMMENTS
.— The distribution of this poorly known species has been recently revised by
Gonwouo et al. (2013)
, who also provided insights on its natural history, stating that its reproductive mode is direct development. Our record from southern Bioko expands the distribution range of this species southwards.
No phylogeographic studies have been performed including this monotypic taxon. The synonym
Atelophryne minutus
Boulenger, 1906
, described from Bioko, represents an available name if future work confirms the specific distinctiveness of insular populations.
SPECIMENS
EXAMINED
.—
Nine specimens
. From Belebu to Ureca,
3°24ʹ25.81”N
,
8°33ʹ3.23”E
,
19 November 2003
(
MNCN 48947–48954
,
46872
)
.