Chiromantis Peters, 1854

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 : 171-172

Chiromantis Peters, 1854

Chiromantis rufescens (Günther, 1869) Photo figures 24A–B TYPE LOCALITY.— “ West Africa ” .

DISTRIBUTION.— This species presents a wide distribution from Sierra Leone and Liberia to Uganda, and southwards to Democratic Republic of Congo. In Equatorial Guinea, it is known from Río Muni at Monte Alén ( De la Riva 1994) and Bioko at Luba ( Boulenger 1906a). We provide additional records from Río Muni and Bioko ( Map 26C ).

COMMENTS.— Márquez et al. (2000) described the calls for Río Muni populations, whereas Leaché et al. (2019) studied the phylogenetic diversification of this widely distributed rain forest species.

SPECIMENS EXAMINED.— Five specimens. Miboman , Litoral, 01 September 1984 ( EBD 18288 ), April 1988 ( EBD 27827–27830 ); BBPP camp, Caldera de Luba, Bioko, 03°20ʹ47.32ʺN, 08°29ʹ48.44ʺE, 28 November 2003 ( MNCN 48908 ); path behind church, Bakelele forest , Batete, Bioko, 03°26ʹ37.34ʺN, 08°30ʹ24.76ʺE, 02 December 2003 ( MNCN 48909–48911 ) .

Order Gymnophiona Dermophiidae Taylor, 1969

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MAPS 26A–C. Distribution maps for Equatorial Guinean records of (A) Amnirana amnicola; (B) Amnirana lepus; (C) Chiromantis rufescens.