List of amphibian species (Vertebrata, Tetrapoda) of Burkina Faso Ayoro, Halamoussa Joëlle Segniagbeto, Gabriel Hoinsoudé Hema, Emmanuel Midibahaye Penner, Johannes Oueda, Adama Dubois, Alain Rödel, Mark-Oliver Kabré, Gustave Boureima Ohler, Annemarie Zoosystema 2020 2020-11-05 42 28 547 582 57DRP (Angel, 1922) Angel 1922 [231,676,215,242] Amphibia Pyxicephalidae Tomopterna Animalia Anura 29 574 Chordata species milletihorsini  COLLECTION MATERIAL. — There are no voucher specimens available for this species from Burkina Fasoalthough its presence was reported in the East and Central-East in this country in the literature.  LITERATURE REPORTS. —  Burkina Faso• Gourmaprovince, Fada N’gourma; 12.06051°N, 0.34913°E;  300 ma.s.l. (Mohneke 2011; Mohneke et al. 2011)•  Ganzourgouprovince, Zorgho; 12.2483°N, – 0.6278°W;  300 ma.s.l.; I-III.2008 ( Mohneke et al.2010b; Mohneke et al.2011).  DESCRIPTION. —Species with a short head, a horizontal pupil, short and strong limbs. Inner metatarsal tubercles large and shovel-shaped, tarsal tubercles usually present. Frog with a feebly warty back skin and smooth ventral skin. Dorsal colour brown to beige or dark brown. Pale dorsolateral lines often present. A white supratympanic ridge. Numerous dark brown, greenish or reddish spots, often with black borders, distinct on head, back and flanks.  REMARKS. — The genus  TomopternaDuméril & Bibron, 1841still comprises various undescribed species and needs taxonomic revision ( Padial & De La Riva 2004; Padial et al.2013). There are 14 species known in this genus and these are also known to be highly cryptic and morphologically similar ( Wasonga & Channing 2013; Wilson & Channing 2019). The commonly used name for West African populations was  Tomopterna cryptotis(Boulenger, 1907)( Lamotte & Xavier 1981; Rödel 2000; Padial & De La Riva 2004; Mohneke 2011; Padial et al.2013; Sow et al.2017). Ohler & Frétey (2008)investigated the status of  Arthroleptis milletihorsini(Angel, 1922), the type of which was deposited in MNHN collection. According to their examination, the characters did not correspond to the morphological characters of the genus  ArthroleptisSmith, 1849, but rather to the characters of the genus  TomopternaDuméril & Bibron, 1841. The holotypeis a young specimen of 18 mmSVL. Ohler & Frétey (2008)allocated the nomen  Arthroleptis milletihorsinito  Tomopterna, as  Tomopterna milletihorsini(Angel, 1922)with the type locality being Kati 12 kmnorth to Bamako from Mali. We tentatively use this name for West African  Tomopterna.  HABITAT. — During our field sampling, the presence of  Tomopterna milletihorsinihas been reported from Dori and Yakouta zones where gardeners and fishermen reported a frog species which inflate their body as  Pyxicephalus maltzaniiand is living under the sand. In Koti women indicated its presence as common in their groundnut fields after the harvesting (mostly from November to December). Women reported that the species was found by young shepherds who search it in sand in dried backwaters or in holes of groundnut fields after harvesting. In West Africa,  Tomopternais found in semiarid to arid habitats on sandy soils in the Sahel zone ( Rödel 2000; Padial & De La Riva 2004; Mohneke 2011). The species has been also found in mountains zones from Mauritania( Padial et al.2013; Sow et al.2017). 2974253777 Burkina Faso 300 12.06051 Fada N'gourma 1 0.34913 Gourma 29 574 1 2974253742 Burkina Faso 300 12.2483 Zorgho 7 -0.6278 Ganzourgou 29 574 1