Hoplobatrachus Peters, 1863

Marques, Mariana P., Ceríaco, Luis M. P., Blackburn, David C. & Bauer, Aaron M., 2018, Diversity and Distribution of the Amphibians and Terrestrial Reptiles of Angola Atlas of Historical and Bibliographic Records (1840 - 2017), Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 65, pp. 1-501 : 157

Genus Hoplobatrachus Peters, 1863

Hoplobatrachus occipitalis (Günther, 1858) AFRICAN CROWNED BULLFROG

Rana occipitalis Günther 1858a:320 . Syntypes: BMNH 1853.2.21.4, 1858.11.25.99–102, -112–113, 1932.11.1.1-2 [12 specimens] (collector unknown). One of the type specimens is depicted in Günther “1858b” 1859:130, pl. 11. Type locality: “West-Afrika” ( Günther 1858a:320).

Rana bragantina Bocage (1864:254) . Holotype: MBL (collector F.A.P. Bayão), not located by Perret (1967a:19), possibly lost or destroyed by fire 18 March 1978. Type locality: “Duque de Bragança” ( Bocage 1864:254) [= Calandula], Malanje Province, Angola.

Rana occipitalis : Bocage (1866a:53, 1870:68, 1895a:155), Boulenger (1882:27), Mertens (1938a:426), Themido (1941:2), Loveridge (1957:344), Gavetti and Andreone (1993:98), Frost (1985:508).

Dicroglossus occipitalis : Laurent (1950a:14, 1954a:71), Hellmich (1957a:24), Perret (1976a:19), Cei (1977:16).

Euphlyctis occipitalis : Poynton and Broadley (1985b:125), (1996:23).

Hoplobatrachus occipitalis : Channing (2001:295), Frétey et al. (2011:37), Channing et al. (2012:166), Frost (2016).

Global conservation status (IUCN): Least Concern.

Global distribution: The species is known from most of sub-Saharan Africa.

Ocurrences in Angola (Map 103): The species known from northern and western

Angola, though probably occurs more widely.

Lunda Norte: “Dundo” [-7.36667, 20.83333]

( Laurent 1954a:71); “Muita (Luembe E)”

[-7.80000, 21.45000] ( Laurent 1950a:14,

1954a:71; Ruas 1996:23); “Muita, Luembe E,

dans la vallée marécageuse de la Kasseke

(afluente de la Muita)” [-7.80000, 21.45000]

(Laurent 1950:14; Ruas 1996:23). Malanje:

“ Duque de Bragança ” [-9.10000, 15.95000]

( Bocage 1864:254, 1866a:53, 1895a:155; Perret 1976a:19; Ruas 1996:23). Kwanza Norte:

“Ambaca” [-9.26667, 15.18333] ( Bocage

1895a:155; Ruas 1996:23); “Mucoso”

[-9.53333, 14.65000] ( Hellmich 1957a:24);

“Dondo, sur le bord droit du Quanza”

[ -9.68333, 14.43333] ( Bocage 1895a:155; MAP 103. Distribution of Hoplobatrachus occipitalis in Angola.

Ruas 1996:23). Kwanza Sul: “Novo Redondo” [-11.20000, 13.85000] ( Bocage 1895a:155; Ruas 1996:23). Benguela: “Catumbella” [-12.43333, 13.55000] ( Bocage, 1895a:155; Themido 1941:2; Gavetti and Andreone 1993:98; Ruas 1996:23); “Cubal” [-13.03333, 14.25000] ( Mertens 1938a:426; Ruas 1996:23). Undetermined Locality: without precise locality ( Bocage 1870:68; Laurent 1954a:71); “areas of forest and savanna in the north and northeast of Angola ” ( Cei 1977:16).

Taxonomic and distributional notes: When publishing the description of R. bragantina, Bocage (1864) was unaware of Günther’s (1858) R. occipitalis , but quickly recognized this and synonymized the two shortly thereafter ( Bocage 1866a).