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         Comments: Richard van der Laan, Ron Fricke

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Species in the family or subfamily Phractolaemidae: [ 3 ] records


ansorgii, Phractolaemus Boulenger [G. A.] 1901:6, Pl. 2 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1901, v. 1 (pt 1) (art. 1); ref. 559] Junction of Ethiop River and Jamieson River, Niger Delta. Syntypes: BMNH 1901.1.28.1-3 (3) and .4 (1, skeleton). •Valid as Phractolaemus ansorgii Boulenger 1901 -- (Thys van den Audenaerde 1984:136 [ref. 6181], Lévêque in Lévêque et al. 1990:190 [ref. 21589], Poll & Gosse 1995:93 [ref. 24781], Stiassny et al. 2021:1687 [ref. 39000], Fermon et al. 2022:134 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Phractolaemus ansorgii Boulenger 1901. Phractolaemidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Nigeria south to Congo, including lower and central Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

carpenteri, Phractolaemus spinosus Fowler [H. W.] 1949:242, Figs. 9-14 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 101; ref. 1461] Small brook in a swamp, 8 miles south of Oka, Congo system, French Equatorial Africa. Holotype: ANSP 71873. Paratypes: ANSP 71874 and 71899 (2, in one jar), 71875 (1, c&s). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:140 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Phractolaemus ansorgii Boulenger 1901 -- (Thys van den Audenaerde 1984:136 [ref. 6181]). Current status: Synonym of Phractolaemus ansorgii Boulenger 1901. Phractolaemidae. Distribution: West-central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

spinosus, Phractolaemus Pellegrin [J.] 1925:550 [Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences v. 180; ref. 15563] Sangha River, French Equatorial Africa. Syntypes: BMNH 1930.3.4.1 (1), MNHN 1925-0122 to 0127 (orig. 6), ?USNM 92978 [ex MNHN 1929-250] (1). Type catalog: Bertin 1940:301 [ref. 293], Ferraris & Vari 1992:4 [ref. 19771]. •Synonym of Phractolaemus ansorgii Boulenger 1901 -- (Thys van den Audenaerde 1984:136 [ref. 6181], Lévêque in Lévêque et al. 1990:190 [ref. 21589]). Current status: Synonym of Phractolaemus ansorgii Boulenger 1901. Phractolaemidae. Habitat: freshwater.


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