Leptopelis millsoni (Boulenger, 1895)

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 : 152-153

Leptopelis millsoni (Boulenger, 1895)

TYPE LOCALITY.— “ Mouths of the Niger”, Nigeria .

DISTRIBUTION.— This species occurs over the rainforests of the Gulf of Guinea region, from southern Nigeria to Gabon and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Leptopelis millsoni has been only recorded in Equatorial Guinea at Río Muni ( Ahl 1929; see comments) ( Map 8C ).

COMMENTS.— Ahl (1929) recorded this species in Río Muni under the synonym L. guineensis Ahl, 1929 (Type locality: Makomo, Río Muni). Our results provide a new record, confirming the presence of this species in Río Muni, where it had not been recorded since Ahl (1929).

SPECIMENS EXAMINED.— One specimen. Wele-Nzas, Ayene , 09 September 1985 ( EBD 21016 ) .

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MAPS 8A–C. Distribution maps for Equatorial Guinean records of (A) Leptopelis brevirostris; (B) Leptopelis calcaratus; (C) Leptopelis millsoni.