Heleophryne depressa FitzSimons, 1946
Heleophryne purcelli depressa FitzSimons, 1946, Ann. Transvaal Mus., 20: 369. Holotype: TMP 19644, by original designation. Type locality: "'Boskloof', Keromsberg, near De Wet .... [which is] at the southern end of Hex River Valley, Worcester district, [Western] Cape Province", Rep. South Africa.
Heleophryne purcelli depressa — Du Preez and Carruthers, 2009, Compl. Guide Frogs S. Afr.: 202.
English Names
Hex River Torrent Frog (Van Dijk, 1978, J. Herpetol. Assoc. Afr., 17: 14).
Hex River Ghost Frog (Van Dijk, 1978, J. Herpetol. Assoc. Afr., 17: 14).
Cederberg Ghost Frog (Du Preez and Carruthers, 2009, Compl. Guide Frogs S. Afr.: 202).
Distribution
Cederberg Range to the north and west of the Breede and Berg Rivers, Western Cape Province, Rep. South Africa.
Comment
Considered a species distinct from Heleophryne purcelli; without discussion, by Du Preez and Carruthers, 2009, Compl. Guide Frogs S. Afr.: 202.
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