Leptopelis notatus (Peters, 1875)

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 : 153

Leptopelis notatus (Peters, 1875)

TYPE LOCALITY.— “Cameruns”, Douala , Cameroon (see Frétey et al. 2014) .

DISTRIBUTION.— The distribution of L. notatus encompasses the rainforests of the Gulf of Guinea region, extending from south-eastern Nigeria through Cameroon to northern Angola. In Equatorial Guinea, it has been recorded from Bioko ( Nieden 1908) and Río Muni ( Nieden 1909; Lasso et al. 2002) ( Map 9B ).

COMMENTS.— Nieden (1909) recorded this species in Río Muni under the synonym L. tessmanni Nieden, 1909 (Type locality: Makomo , Río Muni). Our revision provides two additional records for Río Muni .

SPECIMENS EXAMINED.— Five specimens. Nvom Aconibe-Asoc, 08 April 1987 ( EBD 25047 ); Engong Aconibe-Asoc, 01 April 1987 ( EBD 25067–25070 ) .

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MAPS 9A–C. Distribution maps for Equatorial Guinean records of (A) Leptopelis modestus; (B) Leptopelis notatus; (C) Leptopelis ocellatus.