Arthroleptis tuberosus Andersson, 1905
Arthroleptis variabilis var. tuberosa Andersson, 1905, Ark. Zool., 2(20): 14. Syntypes: NHMG, by original designation. Type locality: "Cameroon".
Arthroleptis procterae De Witte, 1921, Rev. Zool. Afr., 9: 11. Holotype: MRAC. Type locality: "Beni (Kivu)", Dem. Rep. Congo. Synonymy by Perret, 1966, Zool. Jahrb., Jena, Abt. Syst., 93: 395; Laurent, 1972, Explor. Parc Natl. Virunga, Ser. 2, 22: 4.
Arthroleptis (Arthroleptis) procterae — Laurent, 1941 "1940", Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 34: 85.
Abroscaphus procterae — Laurent, 1957, Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 56: 274-275. by implication.
Abroscaphus tuberosus — Laurent, 1957, Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 56: 274-275. by implication.
Arthroleptis tuberosus — Perret, 1966, Zool. Jahrb., Jena, Abt. Syst., 93: 395.
English Names
Rainforest Screeching Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 37).
Distribution
Rainforest from Cameroon to eastern Dem. Rep. Congo and Gabon; presumably in southwestern Central African Republic.
Comment
See brief account by Laurent, 1972, Explor. Parc Natl. Virunga, Ser. 2, 22: 29-30. Frétey and Blanc, 2001, Bull. Soc. Zool. France, 126: 381, reported this species from Gabon. See comment under Arthroleptis poecilonotus. Frétey, 2008, Alytes, 25: 99-172, summarized the literature.
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