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Hyperolius pseudargus Schiøtz and Westergaard, 1999

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

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Hyperolius pseudargus Schiøtz and Westergaard In Schiøtz, 1999, Treefrogs Afr.: 174. Holotype: Not stated; given as ZMUC R77858 by Schiøtz and Westergaard, 2000, Steenstrupia, 25: 4. Type locality: "Very open farmland in Udzungwa Mts in Tanzania"; given by museum records (personal commun., H. Kristensen, 24 Nov. 2010) as "Open farmland at Masisiwe Village, Udzungwa Mts., 1840 m", Tanzania.

English Names

Mette's Reed Frog (Channing and Howell, 2006, Amph. E. Afr.: 176).

Distribution

Open farmland in the Udzungwa Mountains and southern highlands of Tanzania.

Comment

Inadvertant diagnosis of a species intended to have been named elsewhere. Channing and Howell, 2006, Amph. E. Afr.: 176-177, provided an account.

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