Leptodactylus bolivianus Boulenger, 1898
Rana ocellata Linnaeus, 1758, Syst. Nat., Ed. 10, 1: 211. Type(s): Including NHRM 150; by implication of Linnaeus, 1764, Mus. Adophi Friderici, 2: 39, and as discussed by Andersson, 1900, Bih. K. Svenska Vetensk. Akad. Handl., 26: 24. Type locality: "in America"; restricted to "Brasilia" by Linnaeus, 1764, Mus. Adophi Friderici, 2: 39. See discussion by Lavilla, Langone, Caramaschi, Heyer, and de Sá, 2010, Zootaxa, 2346: 1-16. Heyer, Caramaschi, and de Sá, 2006, Bull. Zool. Nomencl., 63: 184-186, noted that the type of this taxon represents what is currently known as Leptodactylus bolivianus; they suggested that to conserve application of the name, pending action by the ICZN, that a neotype be designated (MNRJ 30733; with a locality of "Vale dos Agriões, Teresópolis, 22° 25′S, 42° 58′ W, approx. 900 m above sea level, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil").
Cystignathus ocellatus — Wagler, 1830, Nat. Syst. Amph.: 203. Tschudi, 1838, Classif. Batr.: 78; Duméril and Bibron, 1841, Erp. Gen., 8: 396.
Leptodactylus ocellatus — Girard, 1853, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 6: 420.
Gnathophysa ocellata — Cope, 1866, J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Ser. 2, 6: 73.
Leptognathus ocellatus — Boulenger, 1882, Cat. Batr. Sal. Coll. Brit. Mus., Ed. 2: 247. Boettger, Kat. Batr. Samml. Mus. Senckenb. Naturforsch. Ges.: 31.
Leptodactylus bolivianus Boulenger, 1898, Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova, Ser. 2, 19: 131. Syntypes: BMNH, MZUT An488 and An506 (according to Gavetti and Andreone, 1993, Cat. Mus. Reg. Sci. Nat., Torino, 10: 52); MSNG; MSNG 28875A designated lectotype by Capocaccia, 1957, Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova, Ser. 3, 69: 214. Type locality: "Barraca", Río Madidi, and "Misiones Mosetenes", Bolivia; restricted to Barraca, Río Madidi, Bolivia, by lectotype designation.
Leptodactylus (Pachypus) bolivianus — Lutz, 1930, Mem. Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, 23: 1, 21.
Leptodactylus (Pachypus) ocellatus — Lutz, 1930, Mem. Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, 23: 1, 21.
Leptodactylus romani Melin, 1941, Göteborgs K. Vetensk. Vitterh. Samh. Handl., Ser. B, 1: 54. Syntypes: NHMG (5 specimens); NHMG 499 designated lectotype by Heyer, 1969, Herpetologica, 25: 6. Type locality: "Taracuá, Rio Uaupés, [Amazonas,] Brazil". Synonymy by Heyer, 1969, Herpetologica, 25: 6.
Leptodactylos ocellatus ocellatus — Cei, 1950, Acta Zool. Lilloana, 9: 408.
English Names
Bolivian White-lipped Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 81).
Distribution
Central and western portions of the Amazon basin in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and (likely) Venezuela.
Comment
Lynch, 2005, Rev. Acad. Colomb. Cienc. Exact. Fis. Nat., 29: 581-588, provided a specific locality for the vicinity of Leticia, Colombia. See account by Heyer and de Sá, 2011, Smithson. Contrib. Zool., 635: 31-35, who included this in their Leptodactylus bolivianus complex. See records for Leptodactylus guianensis and Leptodactylus insularum, both of which have long been confused with this species. See account for Surinam population (as Leptodactylus ocellatus) by Ouboter and Jairam, 2012, Amph. Suriname: 250-253.
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