Hyperolius discodactylus Ahl, 1931
Hyperolius discodactylus Ahl, 1931, Das Tierreich, 55: 363. Syntypes: ZMB (7 specimens originally), MCZ 17634 (on exchange from ZMB, according to Barbour and Loveridge, 1946, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 96: 128); ZMB 36089 considered 'holotype' by Laurent, 1961, Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 64: 70, a lectotype designation by implication (although Ahl's wording is ambiguous; he may have actually considered this species to have a holotype--DRF). Type locality: "Rugege-Wald und westlich des Albert-Edward-Sees". The description in Ahl, 1931, Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin, 17: 89, appeared a few weeks later according to unpublished notes by A. Loveridge (fide R. Laurent).
Hyperolius alticola Ahl, 1931, Das Tierreich, 55: 379. Syntypes: ZMB (2 specimens) unnumbered, according to the original publication; lost, according to R. Laurent in Frost, 1985, Amph. Species World: 207. Type locality: "Ruwenzori, 1800 m.", Dem. Rep. Congo. Synonymy by Laurent, 1947, Bull. Mus. R. Hist. Nat. Belg., 23: 1-8; Laurent, 1972, Explor. Parc Natl. Virunga, Ser. 2, 22: 72; and Schiøtz, 1999, Treefrogs Afr.: 157. The description in Ahl, 1931, Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin, 17: 106, appeared a few weeks later according to unpublished notes by A. Loveridge (fide R. Laurent).
English Names
Disc-fingered Reed Frog (Hyperolius discodactylus: Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 67).
Highland Reed Frog (Hyperolius discodactylus: Channing and Howell, 2006, Amph. E. Afr.: 160).
Albertine Rift Reed Frog (Hyperolius discodactylus:Channing and Howell, 2006, Amph. E. Afr.: 160 [alternative name]).
Ruwenzori Reed Frog (Hyperolius alticola [no longer recognized]: Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 66).
Distribution
High mountain forest along streams in western Rwanda, western Burundi, southwestern Uganda, and in adjacent eastern Dem. Rep. Congo (west of Lake Edward and in Mount Ruwenzori),.
Comment
The First Revisor (under Article 24.2 of the Code), Laurent, 1947, Bull. Mus. R. Hist. Nat. Belg., 23: 1-8, followed by Laurent, 1972, Explor. Parc Natl. Virunga, Ser. 2, 22: 72, gave priority to Hyperolius discodactylus over Hyperolius alticola, so the subsequent reversal in priority by Schiøtz, 1999, Treefrogs Afr.: 157, is invalid. Channing and Howell, 2006, Amph. E. Afr.: 160, 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: 284.
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