Arthroleptis carquejai Ferreira, 1906
Arthroleptis carquejai Ferreira, 1906, J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat., Lisboa, Ser. 2, 7: 165. Holotype: MUP, according to R. Laurent in Frost, 1985, Amph. Species World: 15. Type locality: "Cambondo", Angola.
Arthroleptis (Arthroleptis) carquejai — Laurent, 1941 "1940", Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 34: 85.
Abroscaphus carquejai — Laurent, 1957, Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 56: 274-275. by implication.
English Names
Cambondo Screeching Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 37).
Carqueja's Squeaker (Channing, 2001, Amph. Cent. S. Afr.: 42).
Distribution
Known only from the type locality (Cambondo, Angola).
Comment
See brief account by Channing, 2001, Amph. Cent. S. Afr.: 42, who noted that the taxon is so poorly known that it may not be distinct from one of the other species in the area once types have been examined. Frétey, 2008, Alytes, 25: 99-172, summarized the literature.
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