Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference

Hyperolius castaneus Ahl, 1931, Das Tierreich, 55: 286. Holotype: ZMB unnumbered according to the original publication; lost, according to R. Laurent in Frost, 1985, Amph. Species World: 208. Type locality: "Vulkangebiet nordöstlich des Kivu-Sees" (volcano region northeast of Lake Kivu; clearly the Virunga Mountains according to Roelke and Smith, 2010, Check List, 6: 525-531). The description in Ahl, 1931, Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin, 17: 31, appeared a few weeks later according to unpublished notes by A. Loveridge (fide R. Laurent).

Hyperolius latifrons Ahl, 1931, Das Tierreich, 55: 335. Holotype: ZMB unnumbered, according to the original publication. Type locality: "Karissimbi, 2400 m hoch". Synonymy by Laurent, 1950, Explor. Parc Natl. Albert, Miss. G.F. de Witte (1933-1935), 64: 26. The description in Ahl, 1931, Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin, 17: 65, appeared a few weeks later according to unpublished notes by A. Loveridge (fide R. Laurent).

Hyperolius rugegensis Ahl, 1931, Das Tierreich, 55: 355. Syntypes: ZMB unnumbered, according to the original publication. Type locality: Rugege Forest, 2000 m, Rwanda. Synonymy by Laurent, 1947, Bull. Mus. R. Hist. Nat. Belg., 23: 1-8; Laurent, 1950, Explor. Parc Natl. Albert, Miss. G.F. de Witte (1933-1935), 64: 26. The description in Ahl, 1931, Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin, 17: 82, appeared a few weeks later according to unpublished notes by A. Loveridge (fide R. Laurent).

Hyperolius ventrimaculatus Ahl, 1931, Das Tierreich, 55: 380. Holotype: ZMB unnumbered, according to the original publication. Type locality: "Vulkangebiet nordöstlich des Kivu-Sees". Tentative synonymy by Laurent, 1950, Explor. Parc Natl. Albert, Miss. G.F. de Witte (1933-1935), 64: 26. The description in Ahl, 1931, Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin, 17: 107, appeared a few weeks later according to unpublished notes by A. Loveridge (fide R. Laurent).

Hyperolius adolphi-friederici Ahl, 1931, Das Tierreich, 55: 399. Holotype: ZMB unnumbered, according to the original publication; Laurent, 1961, Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 64: 69, regarded ZMB 36114 as "Type". Type locality: "Rugegewald [= Rugege Forest], 2000 m", Rwanda. Synonymy by Laurent, 1950, Explor. Parc Natl. Albert, Miss. G.F. de Witte (1933-1935), 64: 26. The description in Ahl, 1931, Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin, 17: 116, appeared a few weeks later according to unpublished notes by A. Loveridge (fide R. Laurent).

Hyperolius castaneus castaneus — Laurent, 1951, Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 44: 368 [by implication]. Laurent, 1972, Explor. Parc Natl. Virunga, Ser. 2, 22: 63.

Hyperolius castaneus rhodogaster Laurent, 1951, Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 44: 368. Holotype: MRAC unnumbered, according to the original publication. Type locality: "Mwana, 1.600 m., Territoire de Mwenga, [South] Kivu", Dem. Rep. Congo.

Hyperolius castaneus constellatus Laurent, 1951, Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 44: 369. Holotype: MRAC unnumbered, according to the original publication. Type locality: "Riv. Kitadjabukwe, 2.800-2.850 m., bassin de l'Ulindi, Terr. d'Uvira, Kivu", Dem. Rep. Congo.

Hyperolius castaneus submarginatus Laurent, 1952, Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 46: 31. Holotype: MRAC unnumbered, by original designation. Type locality: "Riv. Kabumbe, région du Mont Kabobo, alt. 2. 400 mètres, Terr. d'Albertsville, Tanganyika", Dem. Rep. Congo.

Hyperolius adolfifriederici — Laurent, 1961, Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 64: 68. Incorrect subsequent spelling.

English Names

Ahl's Reed Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 66).

Brown Reed Frog (Channing and Howell, 2006, Amph. E. Afr.: 156).

Montane Reed Frog (Channing and Howell, 2006, Amph. E. Afr.: 156 [alternative name]).

Distribution

East-central borderlands of the Dem. Rep. Congo, western Rwanda, northwestern Burundi, and southwestern Uganda, at elevations of 1600-2850 m.

Comment

Closely similar and sometimes indistinguishable from Hyperolius lateralis according to Schiøtz, 1999, Treefrogs Afr.: 160. Channing and Howell, 2006, Amph. E. Afr.: 156-157, provided an account. 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: 283.

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