Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference

Megalixalus laevis Ahl, 1930, Sitzungsber. Ges. Naturforsch. Freunde Berlin, 1930: 93. Holotype: ZMB, by original designation. Type locality: "Kamerun".

Afrixalus laevis — Guibé, 1948, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. Paris, Ser. 2, 20: 500. by implication; Laurent, 1950, Explor. Parc Natl. Albert, Miss. G.F. de Witte (1933-1935), 64: 24; Perret, 1960, Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 61: 372.

Afrixalus (Laurentixalus) laevis — Amiet, 2012, Rainettes Cameroun: 111.

English Names

Liberia Banana Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 65).

Smooth Spiny Reed Frog (Channing and Howell, 2006, Amph. E. Afr.: 137).

Distribution

Rainforests of southern Cameroon (and likely extreme western Nigeria) through northern Gabon and Rep. Congo to eastern Dem. Rep. Congo and southwestern Uganda; presumably to be found in Equatorial Guinea.

Comment

See comment under Afrixalus vibekensis. Channing and Howell, 2006, Amph. E. Afr.: 137-138, provided an account. Amiet, 2009, Rev. Suisse Zool., 116: 82-84, provided an account for Cameroon and suggested this species to be close to Afrixalus fulvovittatus. See account for Cameroon by Amiet, 2012, Rainettes Cameroun: 111-117.

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