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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Leptopelis millsoni
(Boulenger, 1895)
TYPE
LOCALITY
.— “
Mouths
of the Niger”,
Nigeria
.
DISTRIBUTION
.— This species occurs over the rainforests of the Gulf of
Guinea
region, from southern
Nigeria
to
Gabon
and eastern
Democratic Republic of Congo
.
Leptopelis millsoni
has been only recorded in
Equatorial Guinea
at
Río Muni
(
Ahl 1929
; see comments) (
Map 8C
).
COMMENTS
.—
Ahl (1929)
recorded this species in
Río Muni
under the synonym
L. guineensis
Ahl, 1929
(
Type
locality: Makomo,
Río Muni
). Our results provide a new record, confirming the presence of this species in
Río Muni
, where it had not been recorded since
Ahl (1929)
.
SPECIMENS
EXAMINED
.—
One specimen
.
Wele-Nzas
,
Ayene
,
09 September 1985
(
EBD 21016
)
.