Hyperolius variegatus Peters, 1882a: 8.

Tillack, Frank, Ruiter, Ronald de & Roedel, Mark-Oliver, 2021, A type catalogue of the reed frogs (Amphibia, Anura, Hyperoliidae) in the collection of the Museum fuer Naturkunde Berlin (ZMB) with comments on historical collectors and expeditions, Zoosystematics and Evolution 97 (2), pp. 407-450 : 407

Hyperolius variegatus Peters, 1882a: 8.

Syntypes.

ZMB 10249 and 75602-75604 (formerly part of ZMB 10249), “Cabaceira” [Peninsula Cabaceira, Mossuril District, Nampula Province, Mozambique], coll. Wilhelm Carl Hartwig Peters.

Present name.

Hyperolius marmoratus Rapp, 1842 [part] and Afrixalus sp. [part]

Remarks.

Hyperolius variegatus was described by Peters (1882a) from an unknown number of specimens originating from "Mocambique (Cabaḉeira, Quellimane, Inhambane)". Peters (1882b: 168) mentions that he first saw small specimens of this species on bushes on the “Cabaceira” peninsula in June 1843, an adult specimen on a mulberry tree in “Quellimane” in January 1846. He also lists an observation from "Prazo [estate] Boror" in March 1846, but did not mention the locality “Inhambane” in this second publication. Tornier (1896: 145, pl. 4, figs 61, 62) mentioned and depicted the two syntypes from "Quellimane, Mozambique", both inventoried together under ZMB 4530. These could not be traced by Bauer et al. (1995: 46), nor by us. The other syntype(s) from “Inhambane” with unknown inventory number could also not be located. Laurent (1961: 67) suggested that one of the specimens under 10249 is actually a specimen of Afrixalus fornasini (Bianconi, 1849). Our examinations revealed that ZMB 10249 und ZMB 75602 are H. marmoratus , whereas ZMB 75603 and ZMB 75604 are juvenile specimens of Afrixalus . Identification on the species level was not possible for the latter two frogs.