Hyperolius constellatus Laurent, 1951

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Hyperoliidae > Subfamily: Hyperoliinae > Genus: Hyperolius > Species: Hyperolius constellatus

Hyperolius castaneus constellatus Laurent, 1951, Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 44: 369. Holotype: MRAC unnumbered, according to the original publication. Type locality: "Riv. Kitadjabukwe, 2.800-2.850 m., bassin de l'Ulindi, Terr. d'Uvira, Kivu", Dem. Rep. Congo.

Hyperolius castaneus submarginatus Laurent, 1952, Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 46: 31. Holotype: MRAC unnumbered, by original designation. Type locality: "Riv. Kabumbe, région du Mont Kabobo, alt. 2. 400 mètres, Terr. d'Albertsville, Tanganyika", Dem. Rep. Congo. Synonymy by Greenbaum, Sinsch, Lehr, Valdez, and Chifundera, 2013, Zootaxa, 3731: 473. 

Hyperolius constellatusGreenbaum, Sinsch, Lehr, Valdez, and Chifundera, 2013, Zootaxa, 3731: 473. 

 

English Names

Speckled Reed Frog (Channing and Rödel, 2019, Field Guide Frogs & Other Amph. Afr.: 204).

Distribution

Highlands of the Itombwe and Kabobo Plateaus, 2800 to 2850 m elevation, on the western branch of the Albertine Rift in the Dem. Rep. Congo. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Endemic: Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Comment

See comment under Hyperolius castaneus with which the literature of this species is closely entwined. Greenbaum, Sinsch, Lehr, Valdez, and Chifundera, 2013, Zootaxa, 3731: 73–494, reported on the systematics and geographic variation and rejected subspecies. Channing and Rödel, 2019, Field Guide Frogs & Other Amph. Afr.: 204–205, provided a brief account, photograph, and range map.   

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