Xenopus Wagler, 1827

Xenopus allofraseri Evans, Carter, Greenbaum, Gvoždík, Kelley, McLaughlin, Pauwels,

Portik, Stanley, Tinsley, Tobias, and Blackburn, 2015

TYPE LOCALITY.— “ Republic of Equatorial Guinea, Bioko Island, Bioko Sur Province, Arena Blanca road, N 3.5275°, E 8.5793°, ~ 30 m ” .

DISTRIBUTION.— This species is known from Bioko (Arena Blanca and Comedor), coastal Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo (Evans et al. 2015). The record of Boulenger (1906a) from “Punta Frailes, Musola” is herein considered X. allofraseri (Map 23C).

COMMENTS.— This species belongs to the subgenus Xenopus . Parker (1936) had allocated Boulengerś (1906a) specimen to the taxon X. fraseri, whereas we refer it to X. allofraseri .

SPECIMENS EXAMINED.— Eight specimens. In a pond along the path from Belebu to Ureka, Bioko, 03°24ʹ25.81ʺN, 08°33ʹ3.23ʺE, 19 November 2003 (MNCN 48900–48907) .