Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference

Kassina mertensi Laurent, 1952, Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr., 46: 272. Holotype: MRAC unnumbered, according to the original publication; given as MRAC 117110 by R. Laurent in Frost, 1985, Amph. Species World: 225. Type locality: "Kitutu, alt. 700 m., Terr. de Mwenga, Kivu", Dem. Rep. Congo.

Kassina (Kassina) mertensi — Dubois, 1987 "1986", Alytes, 5: 37.

English Names

Mertens' Running Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 68).

Distribution

Rainforests in northeastern Dem. Rep. Congo.

Comment

Likely conspecific with Kassina maculosa according to Schiøtz, 1999, Treefrogs Afr.: 243.

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