Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference

Rana stenocephala Boulenger, 1901, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 7, 8: 515. Syntypes: "several specimens" including BMNH 1947. 2. 3. 50 and 1947. 2. 3. 56, MCZ 11755 (according to Barbour and Loveridge, 1929, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 69: 331), and MZUT An129 (3 specimens) (according to Gavetti and Andreone, 1993, Cat. Mus. Reg. Sci. Nat., Torino, 10: 90); IRSNB 1093 considered a syntype by Lang, 1990, Doc. Trav., Inst. R. Sci. Nat. Belg., 59: 13. Type locality: "Entebbe, 3800 feet", Uganda.

Rana (Ptychadena) stenocephala — De Witte, 1921, Rev. Zool. Afr., 9: 7. Dubois, 1981, Monit. Zool. Ital., N.S., Suppl., 15: 233; by implication.

Ptychadena stenocephala — Guibé and Lamotte, 1957, Bull. Inst. Franç. Afr. Noire, Ser. A, 19: 942. Perret, 1979, Bull. Soc. Neuchatel. Sci. Nat., 102: 10; Dubois, 1987 "1986", Alytes, 5: 56; by implication.

Ptychadena (Ptychadena) stenocephala — Dubois, 1992, Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon, 61: 316.

English Names

Uganda Grassland Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 106).

Uganda Striped Grass Frog (Ananjeva, Borkin, Darevsky, and Orlov, 1988, Dict. Amph. Rept. Five Languages: 128).

Narrow-headed Ridged Frog (Channing and Howell, 2006, Amph. E. Afr.: 314).

Distribution

West Africa savannas (Guinea and Cameroon); also reported in Uganda and northern Tanzania.

Comment

Reviewed by Perret, 1979, Bull. Soc. Neuchatel. Sci. Nat., 102: 10, who noted that it had frequently been confused with Ptychadena bibroni (= Ptychadena mascareniensis). Perret, 1997, Bull. Soc. Neuchatel. Sci. Nat., 120: 77, noted that records from Mont Nimba, Guinea, probably referred to an undescribed species. Rödel, 2000, Herpetofauna W. Afr., 1: 136-138, provided an account and noted that the species is likely more widespread. See discussion by Lamotte and Ohler, 2000, Zoosystema, 22: 569-583. Channing and Howell, 2006, Amph. E. Afr.: 314-315, provided an account for East Africa (Uganda and Tanzania).

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