Hyperolius phantasticus ( Boulenger 1899 )

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 : 162-163

Hyperolius phantasticus ( Boulenger 1899)

TYPE LOCALITY.— “ Benito River , French Congo”, currently Río Muni, Equatorial Guinea .

DISTRIBUTION.— This species ranges from southwestern Cameroon and Gabon to Democratic Republic of Congo and Republic of Congo. In Equatorial Guinea, it was recorded from Río Muni by Boulenger (1899a) ( Map 18A ).

COMMENTS.— Since Boulenger (1899 a, 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.