French Congo Toad

discussion

COMMENTS. — The molecular phylogeny provided by Liedtke et al. (2016) suggests that this taxon is not monophyletic; thus, a taxonomic revision is in order. As the type locality is in mainland Equatorial Guinea, the specific epithet would be retained for the populations of the clade inhabiting the region of Río Muni and surroundings. On the other hand, populations from Bioko seem to represent a distinct undescribed taxonomic unit (Liedtke et al. 2016). SPECIMENS EXAMINED. — Fourteen specimens. Ctra. airport Malabo-Luba (10 km from Malabo), 02 June 1984 (EBD 18658); Bata: Río Bizingui, 30 August 1986 (EBD 25038); Miboman, 01 September 1984 (EBD 18285); Miboman, April 1988 (EBD 28090); San Joaquín de Ndyiacomm (B 8438, B 8541 – B 8544); Equatorial Guinea, without precise locality (5 specimens, one of them with the label EBD 27840).

Synopsis of the Amphibians of Equatorial Guinea based upon the Authors’ Field Work and Spanish Natural History Collections

distribution

DISTRIBUTION. — Sclerophrys gracilipes is known from West-Central Africa extending from Nigeria to Democratic Republic of Congo and Republic of Congo. Within Equatorial Guinea it has been recorded in Río Muni by Boulenger (1899 a) (Type locality: “ Benito River ”) and De la Riva (1994), and on Bioko by Mertens (1965) (as Bufo funereus gracilipes) and Hydeman et al. (2017) (Map 12 A).

Synopsis of the Amphibians of Equatorial Guinea based upon the Authors’ Field Work and Spanish Natural History Collections

materials_examined

TYPE LOCALITY. — “ Benito River, French (Congo) (sic) ”, Río Muni, Equatorial Guinea.

Synopsis of the Amphibians of Equatorial Guinea based upon the Authors’ Field Work and Spanish Natural History Collections