Breviceps parvus Hewitt 1925a

Conradie, Werner, Branch, William R. & Watson, Gillian, 2015, Type specimens in the Port Elizabeth Museum, South Africa, including the historically important Albany Museum collection. Part 1: Amphibians, Zootaxa 3936 (1) : -

Breviceps parvus Hewitt 1925a

Annals of the Natal Museum, 5(2): 192–194; Pl. X, Fig. 6–8 . Current name: Breviceps adspersus Peters, 1882

Lectotype: PEM A1534; Grahamstown, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa; collector and date unknown.

Paralectotypes (4): PEM A1533, 1535–1537; Grahamstown, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa; J. Hewitt collected PEM A1536 (formerly AMG 1092) in August 1910 from within a termite nest; R. Essex collected PEM A1537 from Coldsprings, near Grahamstown.

Remarks. The type description makes no reference to the number of specimens in the type series. PEM A 1533 and 1534 are both illustrated in the type description (Pl. X, Fig. 6 ). PEM A1534 is designated as the lectotype as it is the largest specimen and in very good condition. All are in similar conditions, apart from PEM A1536 which has a ventrolateral incision from arm to groin. According to Loveridge (1929b), one syntype was donated to the MCZ (A-10836). Placed in synonymy with Breviceps pentheri pentheri by Parker (1934), and later transferred to the synonymy of Breviceps adspersus by Poynton (1964).

Figures

FIGURE 6. Family Heleophrynidae and Hyperoliidae: A—Holotype of Heleophryne hewitti (PEM A 11156), B—Lectotype of Heleophryne rosei (PEM A 1541), C—Holotype of Kassina wealii quinque-vittata (PEM A 6289).

FIGURE 7. Family Hyperoliidae: A—Holotype of Hyperolius chelaensis (PEM A 9223), B—Lectotype of Hyperolius horstockii semidiscus (PEM A 4579), C—Holotype of Hyperolius raymondi (PEM A 10049).

FIGURE 8. Family Pyxicephalidae III: A—Lectotype of Rana vertebralis (PEM A 1550), B—Holotype of Strongylopus springbokensis (PEM A 963), C—Holotype of Tomopterna tandyi (PEM A 2283).