Hyperolius platyceps ( Boulenger, 1900 )

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 : 163

Hyperolius platyceps ( Boulenger, 1900)

TYPE LOCALITY.— “ Benito River , north of the Gaboon River between 20 and 30 miles inland from the coast, Gaboon ”, Río Muni, Equatorial Guinea .

DISTRIBUTION.— It ranges from southern Cameroon to Angola, Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of Congo, including Central African Republic. In Equatorial Guinea, it has been recorded from Río Muni ( Boulenger 1900) ( Map 18B ).

COMMENTS.— Since Boulenger (1900) no specimens of this species have been recorded.

SPECIMENS EXAMINED.— No specimens of this taxon were found in the collections examined by us in this study.

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MAPS 18A–C. Distribution maps for Equatorial Guinean records of (A) Hyperolius phantasticus; (B) Hyperolius platyceps; (C) Hyperolius tuberculatus.