Hyperolius leucotaenius Laurent, 1950
Hyperolius leucotaenius Laurent, 1950, Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 44: 14. Holotype: MRAC unnumbered, by original designation. Type locality: "Kinadjo (Alt. 1. 850-1. 950 m.), Territoire de Mwenga, Kivu", eastern Dem. Rep. Congo.
Hyperolius leucotaenius leucotaenius — Laurent, 1952, Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 46: 34.
Hyperolius leucotaenius allogynus Laurent, 1952, Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 46: 34. Holotype: MRAC unnumbered by original designation. Type locality: "Haute Lubitshako, 1.900-2.000 m., Terr. de Fizi, Kivu", Dem. Rep. Congo.
English Names
White-striped Reed Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 67).
Distribution
Transition forest west of the southern part of the Itombwe Highlands and northern slopes of the Kabobo Highlands, eastern Dem. Rep. Congo, 1850-2000 m elevation.
Comment
A vicariant of Hyperolius chrysogaster (R. Laurent in Frost, 1985, Amph. Species World: 212). See map, description of geographic range and habitat, and conservation status in Stuart, Hoffmann, Chanson, Cox, Berridge, Ramani, and Young, 2008, Threatened Amph. World: 286.
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