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Hyperolius fasciatus (Ferreira, 1906)

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Hyperoliidae > Genus: Hyperolius

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Rappia fasciata Ferreira, 1906, J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat., Lisboa, Ser. 2, 7: 164. Holotype: MUP, according to R. Laurent in Frost, 1985, Amph. Species World: 210. Type locality: "Quilombo", Angola.

Hyperolius fasciatus — Noble, 1924, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 49: 252, 325. Ahl, 1931, Das Tierreich, 55: 372.

English Names

Banded Reed Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 67).

Distribution

Known only from the type locality (Quilombo, Angola).

Comment

Probably a synonym of Hyperolius platyceps (R. Laurent in Frost, 1985, Amph. Species World: 210). Not mentioned by Schiøtz, 1999, Treefrogs Afr..

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