Arthroleptis variabilis Matschie, 1893 Photo

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 : 148

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scientific name	Arthroleptis variabilis Matschie, 1893 Photo
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Arthroleptis variabilis Matschie, 1893 Photo View in CoL figures 3G–H; 4A–E

TYPE LOCALITY.— “Buea, Barombie, Kamerun”, Cameroon .

DISTRIBUTION.— This species inhabits the lowland rainforest over the Gulf of Guinea region, extending from Nigeria to Gabon, and inward reaching Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo. In Equatorial Guinea, it occurs both in Río Muni and Bioko. Within Río Muni, Arthroleptis variabilis had only been recorded in Monte Alén ( De la Riva 1994), while on Bioko it is known from several localities over most part of the island ( Bocage 1895a; Boulenger 1900, 1906a; Mertens 1965; Hydeman et al. 2017) ( Map 3B).

COMMENTS.— This species has been redescribed by Blackburn et al. (2009). Old highland records from Basilé (2000 m a.s.l) ( Bocage 1895a) need confirmation since a newly described congeneric taxon ( A. bioko ) inhabits the same region at high altitudes. Mraz et al. (2018) reported a case of predation of A. variabilis by an unidentified shrew within a human-mediated trap.

SPECIMENS EXAMINED.— 24 specimens. Ayene , Wele Nzas, 9 September 1985 ( EBD 21041 View Materials ) ; [ Batonós , Guinea Ec] (not found), January 1933 ( MNCN 3943 View Materials ) ; Monte Alén lake , 22 August 2001 ( MNCN 46336 View Materials ) ; Caldera de Luba , Bioko, 03°20ʹ46.54ʺN, 08°29ʹ48.20ʺE, 12 March 2007 ( MNCN 46702 View Materials , MNCN 46707 View Materials ) GoogleMaps ; Forest close to Illadji River, Bioko, 03°19ʹ46.04ʺN, 08°40ʹ26.13ʺE, 14 November 2003 ( MNCN 48836–48839 View Materials ) GoogleMaps ; Río San Nicolás , Belebu to Ureka along the path, Bioko, 03°24ʹ25.81ʺN, 08°33ʹ03.23ʺE, 20 November 2003 ( MNCN 48840 View Materials ) GoogleMaps ; descending into Caldera de Luba , Bioko, 03°20ʹ05.02ʺN, 08°29ʹ14.33ʺE, 26 November 2003 ( MNCN 48841 View Materials ) GoogleMaps ; surroundings of BBPP camp, Caldera de Luba , Bioko, 03°20ʹ47.32ʺN, 08°29ʹ48.44ʺE, 26 November 2003 ( MNCN 48842–48851 View Materials ), 27 November 2003 ( MNCN 48852–48853 View Materials ) GoogleMaps ; Batete , path behind church, Bakelele forest, 03°26ʹ37.34ʺN, 08°30ʹ24.76ʺE, 02 December 2003 ( MNCN 48854 View Materials ) GoogleMaps .