Ptychadena upembae (Schmidt and Inger, 1959)
Rana (Ptychadena) upembae Schmidt and Inger, 1959, Explor. Parc Natl. Upemba, Miss. G.F. de Witte, 56: 111. Holotype: MRAC (formerly Inst. Parcs Natl. Congo Belge) 1228 according to Lang, 1990, Doc. Trav., Inst. R. Sci. Nat. Belg., 59: 13. Type locality: "Kaswabilenga, Parc National de l'Upemba, Province Katanga [=Shaba], Belgian Congo [=Dem. Rep. Congo]".
Ptychadena upembae — Poynton, 1964, Senckenb. Biol., 45: 207. Dubois, 1987 "1986", Alytes, 5: 56; by implication.
Ptychadena upembae machadoi Laurent, 1964, Publ. Cult. Companhia Diamantes Angola, 67: 134. Holotype: MD 5364, by original designation. Type locality: "Alto Chicapa, Lunda", Angola.
Ptychadena upembae upembae — Laurent, 1964, Publ. Cult. Companhia Diamantes Angola, 67: 134. by implication.
Rana (Ptychadena) upembae upembae — Dubois, 1981, Monit. Zool. Ital., N.S., Suppl., 15: 233. by implication.
Rana (Ptychadena) upembae machadoi — Dubois, 1981, Monit. Zool. Ital., N.S., Suppl., 15: 233. by implication.
Ptychadena (Ptychadena) upembae — Dubois, 1992, Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon, 61: 316.
English Names
Upemba Grassland Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 106).
Upemba Ridged Frog (Ananjeva, Borkin, Darevsky, and Orlov, 1988, Dict. Amph. Rept. Five Languages: 129; Channing, 2001, Amph. Cent. S. Afr.: 342-344; Channing and Howell, 2006, Amph. E. Afr.: 316).
Distribution
Eastern Angola, Shaba (Dem. Rep. Congo), Zambia, Malawi, and northern Mozambique.
Comment
Discussed by Stewart, 1967, Amph. Malawi: 76-77. See Laurent, 1964, Publ. Cult. Companhia Diamantes Angola, 67: 134, for a subspecies (Ptychadena upembae machadoi). See also Poynton and Broadley, 1985, Ann. Natal Mus., 27: 150-151, fand Channing, 2001, Amph. Cent. S. Afr.: 342-344, for accounts of southern population. Channing and Howell, 2006, Amph. E. Afr.: 316-317, provided an account for East Africa. Mercurio, 2011, Amph. Malawi: 271-273, provided an account for Malawi.
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