Heleophryne hewitti Boycott 1988

Annals of the Cape Provincial Museums (Natural History), 16(11): 309–319; Fig. 1.

Holotype: PEM A11156 (formerly AMG A621); Upper reaches of the Geelhoutboom River, Loerie Forest Reserve, Elandsberg Mountains (33°47'54"S, 25°03'43"E. Alt. 420 m, 3325 CC Loerie), Eastern Cape Province, South Africa; R. Boycott, 17 October 1979.

Paratypes (12): (a) PEM A458–459, PEM A11148, 11149, 11152, 11153, 11154, (formerly AMG A697, 698, 696, 695, 613); same details as holotype. (b) PEM A460, PEM A11155 (formerly AMG A699); Martins River. (c) PEM A461, PEM A11151 (formerly AMG A622); Klein River. (d) PEM A11150 (formerly AMG A694); Diepkloof River. All paratypes collected by A. Jones, D. Smith-Belton and R. Boycott from 10 October 1979 – 30 October 1980.

Additional specimens: The following series of tadpoles mentioned in the type description are unaccounted for: a) type locality (AMG A614; PEM A463); Martin River (AMG A719; PEM A464); Klein River (AMG A628, 629; PEM A462) and Diepkloof River (AMG A630).

Remarks. All types bear a medial ventral incision. The original description mentions additional paratypes deposited in the BA, MCZ, NM, SAM and TMP.