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HOLOTYPE.— ZSM 103 /1998, from “a plain above the right bank of the Hunza River near the mouth of the Shimsal River , north of the village of Pasu, 2700 m a.s.l., Karakoram, Pakistan. ”

LOCALITIES.— Baraki Barak [Logar Prov.] ( USNM 194958–62 ) ; Culangor [Logar Prov.] ( USNM 194595–97 ) ; Feyzabad ( ZFMK 95001–02 ) ; 20 mi. from Jalalabad [towards Kabul] ( CAS 147443 ) ; Kabul ( CAS 92325–28 , CAS 120705 , CAS 151241 , ZFMK 14458–59 , ZFMK 15695 ) ; Kabul Seh Carte ( CAS 151214–15 ) ; 10 mi E Kabul ( CM 49535–44 ) ; 70 km S Kabul ( CAS 120534 , CAS 120681 ) ; Marshy area along Logar River , 7–8 mi from Kabul ( CAS 92337 ) ; Mukur (halfway btwn Kabul and Kandabar ) ( CAS 90779–93 ) ; Paghman [34°36′N, 68°56′E] ( CAS 115911–12 , CAS 151235–39 ) ; ca. 4 km above Paghman (7950 ft.) ( MVZ 237418– 237420 ) [see pl. 1, fig. 2 for distribution].

REMARKS.— Stöck et al. (2001) recognized this subspecies only for Pakistan, but mentioned that an occurrence in Afghanistan is possible. Hemmer et al. (1978) mentioned three specimens as “ Bufo viridis ” from Kabul collected by Seufer. However, one of the specimens ( ZFMK 14457 ) is actually a snake ( Spalerosophis diadema ) .