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Hyperolius veithi Schick, Kielgast, Rödder, Muchai, Burger, and Lötters, 2010

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

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Hyperolius veithi Schick, Kielgast, Rödder, Muchai, Burger, and Lötters, 2010, Zootaxa, 2501: 27. Holotype: ZFMK 89607, by original designation. Type locality: "a flooded area in the middle of primary forest away from rivers and streams in Salonga National Park (02.88 S, 20.41 E, ca. 415 m above sea level), Province of Bandundu, Equateur Kasaï Oriental and Occidental, Democratic Republic of Congo".

English Names

None noted.

Distribution

Currently known only from Salonga National Park in the central Congo Basin of the Province of Bandundu, Equateur Kasaï Oriental and Occidental, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Comment

Closely related to Hyperolius cinnamomeoventris and possibly a composite of two species according to the original publication.

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