Leptopelis ragazzii (Boulenger, 1896)
Hylambates ragazzii Boulenger, 1896, Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova, Ser. 2, 16: 554. Holotype: MSNG 28866, according to Capocaccia, 1957, Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova, Ser. 3, 69: 218. Type locality: "Shoa" Province, Ethiopia.
Leptopelis ragazzii — Largen, 1977, Monit. Zool. Ital., N.S., Suppl., 9: 351.
English Names
Shoa Forest Treefrog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 69).
Ragazzi's Tree Frog (Largen and Spawls, 2010, Amph. Rept. Ethiopia Eritrea: 138).
Distribution
Montane forests in the Ethiopian Highlands on both sides of the Rift Valley at 1930-3100 m elevation.
Comment
Largen, 2001, Tropical Zool., 14: 351-352, discussed distribution and identifications. 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: 290. See account, photograph, and map for Ethiopia by Largen and Spawls, 2010, Amph. Rept. Ethiopia Eritrea: 138.
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