Hyperolius glandicolor Peters, 1878

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

Hyperolius glandicolor Peters, 1878, Monatsber. Preuss. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1878: 208. Syntypes: ZMB 9299 (2 specimens), according to Laurent, 1961, Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 64: 84; including ZMB 77768, formerly part of ZMB 9299 is one of the two syntypes according to Tillack, de Ruiter, and Rödel, 2021, Zoosyst. Evol., Berlin, 97: 423 . Type locality: "Taita" = Taita Hills, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya. Synonymy with Hyperolius cinctiventris by Boulenger, 1882, Cat. Batr. Sal. Coll. Brit. Mus., Ed. 2: 126. Considered a subspecies of Hyperolius marmoratus by Laurent, 1961, Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 64: 84. See comment. 

Hyperolius striolatus Peters, 1882, Sitzungsber. Ges. Naturforsch. Freunde Berlin, 1882: 9. Holotype: ZMB 9300 according to Laurent, 1961, Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 64: 84, and Bauer, Günther, and Klipfel, 1995, in Bauer et al. (eds.), Herpetol. Contr. W.C.H. Peters: 45. Type locality: "Taita" = Taita Hills,Taita-Taveta County, Kenya. Considered a synonym of Hyperolius marmoratus glandicolor by Laurent, 1961, Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 64: 84.

Megalixalus pantherinus Steindachner, 1891, Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math. Naturwiss. Kl., 28: 142. Holotype: Not stated; NHMW 3734, according to Häupl, Tiedemann, and Grillitsch, 1994, Kat. Wiss. Samml. Naturhist. Mus. Wien, 9: 29. Type locality: "Laikipia", 1800 m, Kenya. Synonymy with Hyperolius viridiflavus by Schiøtz, 1975, Treefrogs E. Afr.: 198. Synonymy with Hyperolius glandicolor by Wieczorek, Drewes, and Channing, 2000, J. Biogeograph., 27: 1235.

Rappia striolata — Tornier, 1896, in Möbius (ed.), Deutsch Ost-Afr., 3: 139.

Rappia glandicolor — Tornier, 1896, in Möbius (ed.), Deutsch Ost-Afr., 3: 154.

Rappia Ferniquei Mocquard, 1902, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. Paris, 8: 407. Holotype: MNHNP 1902.184, according to Guibé, 1950 "1948", Cat. Types Amph. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat.: 56. Type locality: "de la rivière Atchi, à l'altitude de 1,450 mètres", Kenya. Synonymy with Hyperolius striolatus by Loveridge, 1933, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 74: 356; with Hyperolius marmoratus striolatus by Guibé, 1950 "1948", Cat. Types Amph. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat.: 56; Laurent, 1951, Ann. Soc. R. Zool. Belg., 82: 38.

Rappia symetrica Mocquard, 1902, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. Paris, 8: 408. Syntypes: MNHNP 1924.30–34, according to Guibé, 1950 "1948", Cat. Types Amph. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat.: 56. Type locality: "de la rivière Atchi, à l'altitude de 1,450 mètres", Kenya. Synonymy with Hyperolius striolatus by Loveridge, 1933, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 74: 346. Synonymy with Hyperolius undulatus by Loveridge, 1936, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 79: 372. Synonymy with Hyperolius marmoratus striolatus by Guibé, 1950 "1948", Cat. Types Amph. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat.: 56; Laurent, 1951, Ann. Soc. R. Zool. Belg., 82: 23–50. Laurent, 1952 "1951", Ann. Soc. R. Zool. Belg., 82: 387.

Rappia platyrhinus Procter, 1920, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1920: 416. Holotype: BMNH 1947.2.9.46 (formerly 1920.5.10.18), by museum records. Type locality: "Nairobi", Kenya. Placed in the synonymy of Hyperolius undulatus by Loveridge, 1936, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 79: 372. Synonymy with Hyperolius marmoratus striolatus by Laurent, 1952 "1951", Ann. Soc. R. Zool. Belg., 82: 387.

Hyperolius ferniquei — Noble, 1924, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 49: 252, 325.

Hyperolius albolabris  Ahl, 1931, Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin, 17: 33. Holotype: ZMB 58748, according to Tillack, de Ruiter, and Rödel, 2021, Zoosyst. Evol., Berlin, 97: 417. Type locality: "Kwa Buosch in Süd Kavirondo", near Lake Victoria, Migori district, southwestern Kenya . The description in Ahl, 1931, Das Tierreich, 55: 287 appeared subsequently according to Tillack, de Ruiter, and Rödel, 2021, Zoosyst. Evol., Berlin, 97: 417. Synonymy with Hyperolius marmoratus striolatus by Laurent, 1952 "1951", Ann. Soc. R. Zool. Belg., 82: 387.

Hyperolius asper Ahl, 1931, Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin, 17: 49. Holotype: ZMB 36106, according to Laurent, 1961, Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 64: 84, and Tillack, de Ruiter, and Rödel, 2021, Zoosyst. Evol., Berlin, 97: 418. Type locality: "Nairobi", Kenya. Provisional synonymy with Hyperolius symetricus by Loveridge, 1933, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 74: 346. Placed in the synonymy of Hyperolius undulatus by Loveridge, 1936, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 79: 372. The description in Ahl, 1931, Das Tierreich, 55: 310, appeared subsequently to the original according to Tillack, de Ruiter, and Rödel, 2021, Zoosyst. Evol., Berlin, 97: 418. Synonymy by Channing, 2022, Zootaxa, 5134: 327. 

Hyperolius bergeri Ahl, 1931, Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin, 17: 73. Holotype: ZMB, but not now located according to Tillack, de Ruiter, and Rödel, 2021, Zoosyst. Evol., Berlin, 97: 441. Type locality: "Guaso Narok (Englisch-Ostafrika)" (= Uaso Narok, Nyandarua North District Laikipia County, Kenya). Synonymy with Hyperolius marmoratus striolatus by Laurent, 1952 "1951", Ann. Soc. R. Zool. Belg., 82: 387. Synonymy by Schiøtz, 1975, Treefrogs E. Afr.: 198. The description in  Ahl, 1931, Das Tierreich, 55: 73, appeared subsequently according to  Tillack, de Ruiter, and Rödel, 2021, Zoosyst. Evol., Berlin, 97: 441. 

Hyperolius coeruleopunctatus Ahl, 1931, Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin, 17: 76. Holotype; ZMB 36115 according to Tillack, de Ruiter, and Rödel, 2021, Zoosyst. Evol., Berlin, 97: 420. Type locality: "Nairobi", Kenya. Synonymy with Hyperolius striolatus by Loveridge, 1933, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 74: 346; with Hyperolius marmoratus striolatus by Laurent, 1952 "1951", Ann. Soc. R. Zool. Belg., 82: 387. The description in  Ahl, 1931, Das Tierreich, 55: 350, appeared subsequently according to Tillack, de Ruiter, and Rödel, 2021, Zoosyst. Evol., Berlin, 97: 420.

Hyperolius pulchromarmoratus Ahl, 1931, Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin, 17: 92. Holotype: ZMB 77751, according to  Tillack, de Ruiter, and Rödel, 2021, Zoosyst. Evol., Berlin, 97: 432.. Type locality: "Britisch Ostafrika" (= Kenya). Provisional synonymy by Schiøtz, 1975, Treefrogs E. Afr.: 200. Placed in the synonymy of Hyperolius striolatus by Loveridge, 1936, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 79: 372. Synonymy with Hyperolius marmoratus striolatus by Laurent, 1952 "1951", Ann. Soc. R. Zool. Belg., 82: 387. The description i  Ahl, 1931, Das Tierreich, 55: 367, was published subsequently according to Tillack, de Ruiter, and Rödel, 2021, Zoosyst. Evol., Berlin, 97: 432. 

Hyperolius scheffleri Ahl, 1931, Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin, 17: 111. Holotype: ZMB 85759, according to Tillack, de Ruiter, and Rödel, 2021, Zoosyst. Evol., Berlin, 97: 434. Type locality: "Kibwezi, Britisch-Ostafrika [= [Kibwezi Division, Makueni County, Kenya]". Placed in the synonymy of Hyperolius striolatus by Loveridge, 1936, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 79: 372. Synonymy with Hyperolius marmoratus striolatus by Laurent, 1952 "1951", Ann. Soc. R. Zool. Belg., 82: 387. The description in  Ahl, 1931, Das Tierreich, 55: 387was published subsequently according to Tillack, de Ruiter, and Rödel, 2021, Zoosyst. Evol., Berlin, 97: 434.

Hyperolius ferniquei — Ahl, 1931, Das Tierreich, 55: 375.

Hyperolius marmoratus ommatostictus Laurent, 1951, Ann. Soc. R. Zool. Belg., 82: 36. Types: MNHNP 1912.383, by original designation. Type locality: "Kibonoto [= Kibongoto], Kilimandjaro", Tanzania. Synonymy with Hyperolius glandicolor by Wieczorek, Drewes, and Channing, 2000, J. Biogeograph., 27: 1235.

Hyperolius marmoratus campylogrammus Laurent, 1951, Ann. Soc. R. Zool. Belg., 82: 36. Holotype: MNHNP 1924.28, by original designation. Type locality: "Bura, alt. 1050 m", Teita Hills. Synonymy by Channing, 2022, Zootaxa, 5134: 327. 

Hyperolius marmoratus striolatus — Laurent, 1951, Ann. Soc. R. Zool. Belg., 82: 38.

Hyperolius viridiflavus pitmani Laurent, 1952 "1951", Ann. Soc. R. Zool. Belg., 82: 394. Types: Not stated, presumably in MRAC or IRSNB. Type locality: "lac Bunyoni", Uganda. Synonymy with Hyperolius glandicolor by Wieczorek, Drewes, and Channing, 2000, J. Biogeograph., 27: 1235.

Hyperolius marmoratus albolabris —  Laurent, 1952 "1951", Ann. Soc. R. Zool. Belg., 82: 389.

Hyperolius pantherinus — Loveridge, 1957, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 117: 326.

Hyperolius sheldricki Duff-MacKay and Schiøtz, 1971, J. E. Afr. Nat. Hist. Soc., 29: 1. Holotype: NMK A/366/3, by original designation. Type locality: "north of Aruba Dam, Tsavo National Park (East) 3° 18′ S, 38° 54′ E", Kenya. Synonymy by Channing, 2022, Zootaxa, 5134: 336. 

Hyperolius viridiflavus ngorongoriensis Schiøtz, 1975, Treefrogs E. Afr.: 210. Holotype: ZMUC R079324, by original designation. Type locality: "Ngorongoro Crater Rim, Tanzania". Synonymy by Wieczorek, Drewes, and Channing, 2001, Amphibia-Reptilia, 22: 159; by implication of stating the "H. v[iridiflavus] from ngorongoro" belonged in this synonymy.

Hyperolius viridiflavus pantherinus — Schiøtz, 1975, Treefrogs E. Afr.: 198; Häupl, Tiedemann, and Grillitsch, 1994, Kat. Wiss. Samml. Naturhist. Mus. Wien, 9: 29.

Hyperolius sheldricki — Schiøtz, 1975, Treefrogs E. Afr.: 218.

Hyperolius viridiflavus sheldricki — Laurent, 1976, Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Cent., Tervuren, Ser. Octavo, Sci. Zool., 213: 90.

Hyperolius orkarkarri Drewes, 1997, Proc. California Acad. Sci., Ser. 4, 49: 440. Holotype: CAS 186087, by original designation. Type locality: "Tanzania: Mara Region: Serengeti Dist: Serengeti National Park: Moru Kopjes, on Gong Rock. 02° 43.05 S; 34° 47.6 E at an elevation of 1585 m." Synonymy by Channing and Howell, 2006, Amph. E. Afr.: 163. See comment by Broadley, 2007, Afr. J. Herpetol., 56: 97–98.

Hyperolius pitmani — Pickersgill, 2007, Frog Search: 423.

Common Names

Peters Reed Frog (Measey, Malonza, and Muchai, 2009, Amph. Taita Hills: 51).

White-lipped Reed Frog (Hyperolius albolabris [no longer recognized]: Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 66).

Aruba Dam Reed Frog (Hyperolius sheldricki [no longer recognized]: Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 68).

Sheldrick's Reed Frog (Hyperolius sheldricki [no longer recognized]: Channing and Howell, 2006, Amph. E. Afr.: 181).

Distribution

Northern Rwanda and southwestern Uganda to southern Kenya and northern Tanzania; possibly into Burundi and extreme easter Dem. Rep. Congo. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda

Likely/Controversially Present: Burundi, Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Comment

Removed from the synonymy of Hyperolius marmoratus by Wieczorek, Drewes, and Channing, 2000, J. Biogeograph., 27: 1231–1243 (who provided a new concept and range), and Wieczorek, Drewes, and Channing, 2001, Amphibia-Reptilia, 22: 159, where it had been placed by Laurent, 1961, Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 64: 84. Channing and Howell, 2006, Amph. E. Afr.: 162–163, provided an account and who regarded the range as "from southern and central Kenya, central Tanzania including the Serengeti, to southwestern Uganda." Köhler, Scheelke, Schick, Veith, and Lötters, 2005, Afr. Zool., 40: 127-142, described the advertisement call. Malonza, Lötters, and Measey, 2010, J. E. Afr. Nat. Hist., 99: 56, commented on range, habitat, and conservation status in the Taita Hills of Kenya. Measey, Malonza, and Muchai, 2009, Amph. Taita Hills: 50–52, provided a brief account and photo for the Taita Hills, Kenya. Conradie, Branch, Measey, and Tolley, 2012, Zootaxa, 3269: 1–17, suggested that Hyperolius glandicolor is the sister taxon of Hyperolius viridiflavus + (Hyperolius tuberculartus + Hyperolius angolensis [= presumably, Hyperolius parallelus]).See general discussion of the Hyperolius viridiflavus–parallelus–marginatus group by Schiøtz, 1999, Treefrogs Afr.: 206–228. Channing and Howell, 2006, Amph. E. Afr.: 181-182, provided an account (as Hyperolius sheldricki). Discussed (as Hyperolius sheldricki) by Pickersgill, 2007, Frog Search: 419. Harper, Measey, Patrick, Menegon, and Vonesh, 2010, Field Guide Amph. E. Arc Mts. Tanzania and Kenya: 178–181, provided a brief account as Hyperolius glandicolor. Marques, Ceríaco, Blackburn, and Bauer, 2018, Proc. California Acad. Sci., Ser. 4, 65 (Suppl. II): 103, noted a record for Angola, but suggested it was based on a misidentification. Dehling and Sinsch, 2019, Zool. Anz., 280: 65–77, reported on the evolution of larval and adult morphospace in the Central African Albertine Rift, including this species which they considered to be in the Hyperolius viridiflavus group. Lawson, Liedtke, Menegon, and Loader, 2018, Herpetol. Notes, 11: 873–879, reported on reproductive characteristics of nominal Hyperolius viridiflavus ngorongoriensis.  Spawls, Wasonga, and Drewes, 2019, Amph. Kenya: 26–27, provided range maps for Kenya, photograph, and brief characterization as Hyperolius viridiflavus var. ferniquei, Hyperolius viridiflavus var. glandicolor, Hyperolius viridiflavus var. pantherinus, and Hyperolius viridiflavus var. mariae.  Portik, Bell, Blackburn, Bauer, Barratt, Branch, Burger, Channing, Colston, Conradie, Dehling, Drewes, Ernst, Greenbaum, Gvoždík, Harvey, Hillers, Hirschfeld, Jongsma, Kielgast, Kouete, Lawson, Leaché, Loader, Lötters, van der Meijden, Menegon, Müller, Nagy, Ofori-Boateng, Ohler, Papenfuss, Rößler, Sinsch, Rödel, Veith, Vindum, Zassi-Boulou, and McGuire, 2019, Syst. Biol., 68: 859–875, implied in supplemental figure FigS1 that Hyperolius glandicolor is part of Hyperolius viridiflavus, but the evidentiary basis for this is unclear. Tillack, de Ruiter, and Rödel, 2021, Zoosyst. Evol., Berlin, 97: 407–450, briefly discussed the ZMB types and their collectors and provenance of Hyperolius albolabris, Hyperolius asper, Hyperolius bergeri, Hyperolius coeruleopunctatus, Hyperolius glandicolor, Hyperolius pulchromarmoratus, Hyperolius scheffleri, and Hyperolius striolatus. Channing, 2022, Zootaxa, 5134: 301–354, discussed the systematics, reidentified a number of GenBank sequences, restricted the range substantially by excluding a number of populations, provided a range map (mislabeled as Hyperolius mariae in Fig. 8b), molecular tree, and a summary of the color patterns for all of the named taxa in the synonymy, and characterized the advertisement call. Dehling and Sinsch, 2023, Diversity, 15 (512): 1–81, discussed errors in the literature regarding the range of the species and the range, identification, natural history, advertisement call, and conservation status in Rwanda.. 

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