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Hylarana parva (Griesbaum, Jongsma, Penner, Kouamé, Doumbia, Gonwouo, Hillers, Glos, Blackburn, and Rödel, 2023)
Amnirana parva Griesbaum, Jongsma, Penner, Kouamé, Doumbia, Gonwouo, Hillers, Glos, Blackburn, and Rödel, 2023, Zootaxa, 5254: 309. Holotype: ZMB 88458, by original designation. Type locality: "Liberia, Krahn-Bassa Proposed Protected Area, 5°39′02.1′′N, 8°39′05.0′′W". Zoobank publication registration :BF80CD4F-BEC8-4543-9172-47AE8F382E31
Hylarana parva — Here (June 9, 2023) to conform to the general taxonomy adopted in this catalogue.
Common Names
Lesser White-Lipped Frog (original publication).
Distribution
Eastern Sierra Leone and extreme southeastern Guinea through Liberia (although likely absent from the south-central part) and Ivory Cost to southern-central Ghana, all within the belt of the (former) rainforest zone; possibly into Togo.
Geographic Occurrence
Natural Resident: Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone
Likely/Controversially Present: Togo
Comment
Formerly confused with Amnirana albolabris, and the sister taxon of Amnirana fonensis, with comparative morphology, morphometrics, advertisement call, molecular markers, and natural history detailed in the original publication. See comment under Amnirana albolabris for access to additional literature.
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