Leptopelis rufus Reichenow, 1874 Photo

Sánchez-Vialas, Alberto, Calvo-Revuelta, Marta, Castroviejo-Fisher, Santiago & De, Ignacio, 2020, Synopsis of the Amphibians of Equatorial Guinea based upon the Authors’ Field Work and Spanish Natural History Collections, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 66 (8), pp. 137-230 : 153-154

Leptopelis rufus Reichenow, 1874 Photo figures 8G–H

TYPE LOCALITY.— “Walde bei Victoria, am Fusse der Camerunberge”, Limbé, Cameroon .

DISTRIBUTION.— It occurs throughout the rainforests of the Gulf of Guinea region, from southeastern Nigeria through Cameroon to northern Angola, although Marques et al. (2018) did not include it in the Angolan amphibian fauna. In Equatorial Guinea, it has been recorded from Bioko ( Boulenger 1900; Boulenger 1906a) and Río Muni ( Boulenger 1903; De la Riva 1994) ( Map 10A ).

COMMENTS.— We provide additional records from both Bioko and Río Muni.

SPECIMENS EXAMINED.— Five specimens. Moka , Bioko, 03 March 1933 ( MNCN 3739 ) ; Miboman , Bata, December 1987 ( EBD 27837 ) ; Yengue , Litoral (Bata), 22 February 1988 ( EBD 27826 ) ; Miboman , Km 27 Ctra Bata–Niefang, Guinea, October 1987 ( EBD 27825 ) ; Ayamiken (San Joaquín de Ndyiacom), 1990 (without EBD number, labeled B8972) .

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MAPS 10A–C. Distribution maps for Equatorial Guinean records of (A) Leptopelis rufus; (B) Didynamipus sjostedti; (C) Nectophryne afra.