Hyperolius sheldricki Duff-MacKay and Schiøtz, 1971
Hyperolius sheldricki Duff-MacKay and Schiøtz, 1971, J. E. Afr. Nat. Hist. Soc., 29: 1. Holotype: NMK A/366/3, by original designation. Type locality: "north of Aruba Dam, Tsavo National Park (East) 3° 18′ S, 38° 54′ E", Kenya.
Hyperolius sheldricki — Schiøtz, 1975, Treefrogs E. Afr.: 218.
Hyperolius viridiflavus sheldricki — Laurent, 1976, Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Cent., Tervuren, Ser. Octavo, Sci. Zool., 213: 90.
English Names
Aruba Dam Reed Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 68).
Sheldrick's Reed Frog (Channing and Howell, 2006, Amph. E. Afr.: 181).
Distribution
Associated with temporary pools in arid southeastern Kenya.
Comment
In the Hyperolius viridiflavus superspecies, according to Schiøtz, 1975, Treefrogs E. Afr.: 218. Considered a subspecies of Hyperolius viridiflavus by Laurent, 1976, Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Cent., Tervuren, Ser. Octavo, Sci. Zool., 213: 90. Channing and Howell, 2006, Amph. E. Afr.: 181-182, provided an account. Discussed by Pickersgill, 2007, Frog Search: 419.
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