Xenopus Wagler, 1827

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 : 168

Xenopus Wagler, 1827

Xenopus allofraseri Evans, Carter, Greenbaum, Gvoždík, Kelley, McLaughlin, Pauwels,

Portik, Stanley, Tinsley, Tobias, and Blackburn, 2015

TYPE LOCALITY.— “ Republic of Equatorial Guinea, Bioko Island, Bioko Sur Province, Arena Blanca road, N 3.5275°, E 8.5793°, ~ 30 m ” .

DISTRIBUTION.— This species is known from Bioko (Arena Blanca and Comedor) , coastal Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo ( Evans et al. 2015). The record of Boulenger (1906a) from “Punta Frailes, Musola” is herein considered X. allofraseri ( Map 23C ).

COMMENTS.— This species belongs to the subgenus Xenopus . Parker (1936) had allocated Boulengerś (1906a) specimen to the taxon X. fraseri , whereas we refer it to X. allofraseri .

SPECIMENS EXAMINED.— Eight specimens. In a pond along the path from Belebu to Ureka, Bioko, 03°24ʹ25.81ʺN, 08°33ʹ3.23ʺE, 19 November 2003 ( MNCN 48900–48907 ) .

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MAPS 23A–C. Distribution maps for Equatorial Guinean records of (A) Phrynobatrachus sandersoni; (B) Hymenochirus boettgeri; (C) Xenopus allofraseri.