Sclerophrys pusilla (Mertens, 1937)

Santos, Bruna S., Marques, Mariana P., Bauer, Aaron M. & Ceríaco, Luis M. P., 2021, Herpetological results of Francisco Newton’s Zoological Expedition to Angola (1903 – 1906): a taxonomic revision and new records of a forgotten collection, Zootaxa 5028 (1), pp. 1-80 : 9-10

Sclerophrys pusilla (Mertens, 1937)

Material (eleven specimens): One juvenile specimen (MHNCUP/ ANF 114, formerly UP-MHNFCP-094971), collected from Unguay [=Nonguai] [-15.76667º, 12.01667º, 45 m a.s.l.] Namibe Province, on June 1904; one adult specimen (MHNCUP/ ANF 163 ), collected from unknown locality in 1904; three young adult specimens and two adults (MHNCUP/ ANF 166–170 ), collected from unknown locality in 1904 ; one adult specimen (MHNCUP/ ANF 189 ), collected from Hocco [-9.35422º, 14.89471º, 573 m a.s.l.] Kwanza Norte Province, date unknown ; three adult specimens (MHNCUP/ ANF 230–232 , formerly UP-MHNFCP-094969; Fig. S3 ), collected from unknown locality, date unknown .

Comments: Sclerophrys pusilla is a species that is widespread across western Angola, with the exception of the desert areas in the southwestern regions the country ( Marques et al. 2018). Poynton et al. (2016) reinstated S. pusilla as a valid species, which was long considered as a synonym of S. maculata ( Hallowell, 1854) , in the eastern central, eastern and southern parts of Africa ( Poynton et al. 2016). Ferreira (1904, 1906) did not cite any Bufo maculatus ( Hallowell, 1854) and did not identify the majority of these specimens. Specimen MHNCUP/ANF 189 constitutes the first published record of the species for Kwanza Norte Province and specimen MHNCUP/ANF 114 is the first published record for that region of Namibe Province. Specimens MHNCUP/ANF 114 and ANF 163 were previously identified as S. funerea .

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FIGURE 3. Life photo of Afrixalus osorioi from Serra do Pingano. Photo by Luis Ceríaco.