Original Articles

Stream frogs in Tanzania (Ranidae: Strongylopus): The case of S. Merumontanus and S. Fuelleborni

Published in: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa
Volume 53 , issue 1 , 2004 , pages: 29–34

DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2004.9635496

Author(s): JohnC. Poynton , , The Natural History Museum, UK

Keywords: Africa , Tanzania , Amphibia , Stream Frogs , Strongylopus

Abstract

Examination of the holotype of Strongylopus merumontanus (Lönnberg) points to Barbour & Loveridge (1928) being unjustified in referring Stream Frogs from northeastern Tanzania to this species. Their material is here assigned to the widespread S. fuelleborni, a species shown to differ substantially from the S. merumontanus holotype. It is concluded that S. merumontanus and S. fuelleborni both occur on Mt Meru as separate taxa. This counters a proposal by Channing & Davenport (2002) to synonymise the two species.

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