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Cardioglossa liberiensis Barbour & Loveridge 1927 is a junior synonym of Phrynobatrachus fraterculus (Chabanaud 1921)

Published in: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa
Volume 54 , issue 2 , 2005 , pages: 171–179

DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2005.9635530

Author(s): DavidC. Blackburn , , Harvard University, U.S.A.

Keywords: Phrynobatrachus maculiventris , Cardioglossa decorata , Arthroleptidae , Petropedetidae , taxonomy , Liberia , West Africa

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Abstract

In 1927, Barbour & Loveridge described two species of Cardioglossa based on seven specimens from Liberia: C. decorata (six specimens) and C. liberiensis. Cardioglossa decorata has long been recognized as a junior synonym of Phrynobatrachus fraterculus (Chabanaud 1921), which is known from Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Côte d'Ivoire. Cardioglossa liberiensis Barbour & Loveridge 1927, known from only a single specimen, is also a junior synonym of P. fraterculus (Chabanaud 1921). Cardioglossa liberiensis represents the seemingly rare "maculiventris” colour phase of P. fraterculus that was first recognized by Guibé & Lamotte (1963). At present, only two species of Cardioglossa, C. aureoli and C. leucomystax, are known from west of Nigeria.

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