Hyperolius acuticeps Ahl, 1931
Hyperolius acuticeps Ahl, 1931, Das Tierreich, 55: 282. Syntypes: ZMB (2 specimens) unnumbered according to the original publication; ZMB 36093 (2 specimens), according to Laurent, 1961, Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 64: 93. Type locality: "Konde-Nika, Deutsch-Ost-Afrika". Synonymy with Hyperolius nasutus by Loveridge, 1953, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 110: 329, 362; Laurent, 1961, Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 64: 93 (considered a subspecies of Hyperolius nasutus). Formerly considered a junior synonym of Megalixalus brachycnemis by Loveridge, 1933, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 74: 346. The description in Ahl, 1931, Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin, 17: 29, appeared a few weeks later according to unpublished notes by A. Loveridge (fide R. Laurent).
Hyperolius nasutus acuticeps — Laurent, 1961, Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 64: 92.
English Names
Long Reed Frog (Wager, 1965, Frogs S. Afr.: 207; Passmore and Carruthers, 1978, J. Herpetol. Assoc. Afr., 19: 7; Passmore and Carruthers, 1979, S. Afr. Frogs: 252; Channing, 2001, Amph. Cent. S. Afr.: 165-166 [as Hyperolius nasutus]).
Sharp-nosed Reed Frog (Passmore and Carruthers, 1978, J. Herpetol. Assoc. Afr., 19: 7; Passmore and Carruthers, 1979, S. Afr. Frogs: 252; Channing, Moyer, and Burger, 2002, Afr. Zool., 37: 95 [all as Hyperolius nasutus]).
Sharp-nosed Reed Frog (Channing and Howell, 2006, Amph. E. Afr.: 149; Bishop, 2004, in Minter et al. (eds.), Atlas Frogs S. Afr. Lesotho and Swaziland: 136; Du Preez and Carruthers, 2009, Compl. Guide Frogs S. Afr.: 240).
Long Reed Frog (Channing, Moyer, and Burger, 2002, Afr. Zool., 37: 96 [as Hyperolius nasutus]).
Green Long Reed Frog (Hyperolius nasutus: Broadley, 1973, J. Herpetol. Assoc. Afr., 10: 24 [as Hyperolius nasutus]).
Brown Long Reed Frog (Hyperolius granulatus: Broadley, 1973, J. Herpetol. Assoc. Afr., 10: 24 [as Hyperolius nasutus]).
Günther's Sharp-nosed Reed Frog (Lambiris, 1990 "1989", Monogr. Mus. Reg. Sci. Nat. Torino, 10: 169 [as Hyperolius nasutus]).
Distribution
Zambia east to Malawi and eastern Zimbabwe.
Comment
Hyperolius poweri was removed from the synonymy of Hyperolius nasutus by Channing, 2001, Amph. Cent. S. Afr.: 173, where it had been placed by Loveridge, 1953, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 110: 329, 362; Laurent, 1961, Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 64: 93 (considered a subspecies of Hyperolius nasutus), and Poynton, 1964, Ann. Natal Mus., 17: 192. Much of the literature of "Hyperolius nasutus" is therefore descriptive of Hyperolius acuticeps and Hyperolius poweri. Channing, Moyer, and Burger, 2002, Afr. Zool., 37: 91-99, redefined the species and provided a discussion of close relatives (Hyperolius viridis and Hyperolius nasutus); but Schiøtz, 2006, Alytes, 24: 61-71, for a discussion of the issues. See account (as Hyperolius nasutus) of Ethiopian population by Largen, 1998, Tropical Zool., 11: 61-82, and by Largen and Spawls, 2010, Amph. Rept. Ethiopia Eritrea: 115. In the Hyperolius nasutus group of Amiet, 2005, Rev. Suisse Zool., 112: 271-310, who (p. 293) noted that it might be synonymous with Hyperolius nasutus. Channing and Howell, 2006, Amph. E. Afr.: 149-151, Schiøtz, 2006, Alytes, 24: 61-71, provided relevant discussion of the taxonomic difficulties surrounding this species. Segniagbeto, Bowessidjaou, Dubois, and Ohler, 2007, Alytes, 24: 76, did not list this species (as Hyperolius acuticeps) as occurring in Togo. Jacobsen, 2009, Afr. Herp News, 47: 2-20, reported this species from east-north-central Central African Republic, but this identification is necessarily suspect in this very difficult group. Mercurio, 2011, Amph. Malawi: 172-180, provided an account (as Hyperolius nasutus-complex) for this taxon in Malawi.
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