Astylosternus fallax Amiet, 1978
Astylosternus fallax Amiet, 1978 "1977", Ann. Fac. Sci. Cameroun, 23-24: 133. Holotype: MHNG 1562.73 (formerly JLA 76.091) according to J.-L. Amiet in Frost, 1985, Amph. Species World: 21, and Schätti, Perret, and Mariaux, 2002, Cat. Comm. Types Amph. Rept. Mus. Hist. Nat. Geneve, Vers. 4.0 (Jan. 2002): 5. Type locality: "Fopouanga", Cameroon.
English Names
Fopouanga Night Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 37).
Distribution
A small part of southwestern Cameroon: between Yabassi and Nkongsamba; Mount Yuhan in Korup National Park; Mount Nta Ali in the Mamfe Basin.
Comment
In the Astylosternus perreti group of Amiet, 1978 "1977", Ann. Fac. Sci. Cameroun, 23-24: 99-227. See photograph, map, description of geographic range and habitat, and conservation status in Stuart, Hoffmann, Chanson, Cox, Berridge, Ramani, and Young, 2008, Threatened Amph. World: 149.
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