Natalobatrachus bonebergi Hewitt and Methuen 1912

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) : -

Natalobatrachus bonebergi Hewitt and Methuen 1912

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, 3: 107–108; Pl. VII, Figs. 1–4 .

Lectotype: PEM A1547; Mariannhill, Natal, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; P. Boneberg, March 1912.

Paralectotypes (2): PEM A 1548–1549; same details as lectotype.

Remarks. Four type specimens exist, three in PEM and one in Mariannhill Monastery Museum. Lambiris (1988) reported the holotype to be in PEM, although no specific specimen was designated as a ‘type’ in the original description. We follow Lambiris (1988) and propose that PEM A1547 be designated as a lectotype, based on it fitting the illustration in the original description, and being in best overall condition. The lectotype and one paralectotype (PEM A1549) are intact and in good condition. One paralectotype (PEM A1548) with ventral and transverse incision on lower abdomen and ventral thoracic surface opened from the left. Full body X-rays are available for all three specimens.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Family Pyxicephalidae I: A—Lectotype of Anhydrophryne rattrayi (PEM A 6334), B—Lectotype of Arthroleptella bicolor villiersi (PEM A 1568), C—Holotype of Arthroleptella drewesii (PEM A 2319), D—Holotype of Arthroleptella landdrosia (PEM A 7123).

FIGURE 2. Family Breviciptidae: A—Holotype of Breviceps acutirostris (PEM A 1540), B—Lectotype of Breviceps fuscus (PEM A 4826), C—Lectotype of Breviceps tympanifer (PEM A 4811), D—Lectotype of Breviceps parvus (PEM A 1534), E—Lectotype of Breviceps parvus caffer (PEM A 849).

FIGURE 3. Family Bufonidae I: A— Lectotype of Bufo fenoulheti rhodesianus (PEM A 9079), B—Lectotye of Bufo fenoulheti (PEM A 825), C— Lectotype of Bufo angusticeps amatolica (PEM A 828), D—Holotype of Bufo robinsoni (PEM A 2492), E— Holotype of Bufo gariepensis nubicola (PEM A 2513), F—Lectotype of Bufo rosei (PEM A 5132).

FIGURE 4. Family Bufonidae II: A—Lectotype of Bufo regularis pardalis (PEM A 837), B—Lectotype of Bufo regularis rangeri (PEM A 822).