Leptopelis concolor Ahl, 1929
Leptopelis concolor Ahl, 1929, Sitzungsber. Ges. Naturforsch. Freunde Berlin, 1929: 192. Holotype: ZMB unnumbered according to the original publication; lost according to Poynton, 1964, Ann. Natal Mus., 17: 170. Type locality: "Wito [= Witu], Ost-Afrika [= Kenya]".
Leptopelis argenteus concolor — Schiøtz, 1975, Treefrogs E. Afr.: 18.
Leptopelis concolor — Lanza, 1990, Biogeographia, 14: 412.
English Names
Triad Tree Frog (Broadley, 1974, J. Herpetol. Assoc. Afr., 12: 31).
Witu Forest Treefrog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 69).
Pale-coloured Tree Frog (Measey, Malonza, and Muchai, 2009, Amph. Taita Hills: 37).
Distribution
Coastal lowlands of southern Somalia, Kenya, and northeastern Tanzania.
Comment
Resurrected from the synonymy of Leptopelis argenteus by Lanza, 1990, Biogeographia, 14: 412, where it had been placed by Schiøtz, 1975, Treefrogs E. Afr.: 18. Pickersgill, 2007, Frog Search: 507-509, provided an account. Malonza, Lötters, and Measey, 2010, J. E. Afr. Nat. Hist., 99: 56-57, commented on range, habitat, and conservation status in the Taita Hills of Kenya. Measey, Malonza, and Muchai, 2009, Amph. Taita Hills: 32-34, provided a brief account and photo for the Taita Hills, Kenya.
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