Boophis obscurus (Boettger, 1913)
Rhacophorus obscurus Boettger, 1913, in Voeltzkow (ed.), Reise Ost-Afr., 3(4): 275. Syntypes: SMF (4 specimens); SMF 6763 designated lectotype by Mertens, 1967, Senckenb. Biol., 48(A): 49. Type locality: "Fianarantsoa SC. Madagascar". Synonymy by Guibé, 1978, Bonn. Zool. Monogr., 11: 72; Blommers-Schlösser, 1979, Bijdr. Dierkd., 49: 285.
Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) obscurus — Ahl, 1931, Das Tierreich, 55: 187.
Boophis obscurus — Glaw, Köhler, De la Riva, Vieites, and Vences, 2010, Zootaxa, 2383: 31.
English Names
None noted.
Distribution
Vohiparara region, in or near Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar.
Comment
Redescribed and removed from the synonymy of Boophis goudoti by Glaw, Köhler, De la Riva, Vieites, and Vences, 2010, Zootaxa, 2383: 31, where it had been placed by Guibé, 1978, Bonn. Zool. Monogr., 11: 72; and Blommers-Schlösser, 1979, Bijdr. Dierkd., 49: 285.
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